Heather Burns stars as Leah on HBO's comedy "Bored to Death."
Heather Burns' first major role was in Nora Ephron's film "You've Got Mail." Her other feature credits include both installments of "Miss Congeniality," "Two Weeks Notice," and "Bewitched." In the independent world, she starred in "The Groomsmen," written and directed by Edward Burns, and co-starring Brittany Murphy and John Leguizamo), and "Kill the Poorm" produced by John Malkovich and directed by Alan Taylor. Additionally, she wrote, produced and starred in "Ashes" and also had a role in "Watching the Detectives," starring Lucy Liu and Cillian Murphy.
On television, Burns starred as John Lithgow's daughter in NBC's comedy "Twenty Good Years." She also starred in "The Beat" (opposite Mark Ruffalo), "The $treet," and has had several guest-starring roles on NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
Burns graduated from the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School through Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She has since returned with "All Things Considered," directed by David Pittu and "Writer's Block," directed by Woody Allen. She also starred in James Lapine's play, "Fran's Bed" (at Playwrights Horizons Theatre), opposite Mia Farrow and Julia Stiles. Burns also has twice worked with writer Kenneth Lonergan in "Lobby Hero" (directed by Marc Brokaw at Playwrights Horizons and John Houseman Theatre) and in London's West End production of "This is our Youth" (opposite Freddie Prinze Jr. and Chris Klein).
Heather Burns' first major role was in Nora Ephron's film "You've Got Mail." Her other feature credits include both installments of "Miss Congeniality," "Two Weeks Notice," and "Bewitched." In the independent world, she starred in "The Groomsmen," written and directed by Edward Burns, and co-starring Brittany Murphy and John Leguizamo), and "Kill the Poorm" produced by John Malkovich and directed by Alan Taylor. Additionally, she wrote, produced and starred in "Ashes" and also had a role in "Watching the Detectives," starring Lucy Liu and Cillian Murphy.
On television, Burns starred as John Lithgow's daughter in NBC's comedy "Twenty Good Years." She also starred in "The Beat" (opposite Mark Ruffalo), "The $treet," and has had several guest-starring roles on NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
Burns graduated from the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School through Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She has since returned with "All Things Considered," directed by David Pittu and "Writer's Block," directed by Woody Allen. She also starred in James Lapine's play, "Fran's Bed" (at Playwrights Horizons Theatre), opposite Mia Farrow and Julia Stiles. Burns also has twice worked with writer Kenneth Lonergan in "Lobby Hero" (directed by Marc Brokaw at Playwrights Horizons and John Houseman Theatre) and in London's West End production of "This is our Youth" (opposite Freddie Prinze Jr. and Chris Klein).