Actor Heather Burns, who played Cheryl Frasier/ Miss Rhode Island in Miss Congeniality, said she would love to act in a third film from the franchise if given a chance.
During a recent interview with People for her latest film The Best You Can, Burns said, "I would love it. That was one of the best experiences of my life," and added, "It was so much fun making both of those films. I’m actually here with one of the other actresses. Melissa De Sousa, she played Miss New York, she’s my date tonight, which is wonderful."
The actor, also known for You've Got Mail (1998) and Bewitched (2005), said she earned a few lifelong friends after filming Miss Congeniality including lead actor Sandra Bullock and Melissa De Sousa (who played Miss New York). After Miss Congeniality, Bullock and Burns starred together in Two Weeks Notice (2002).
Although Miss Congeniality garned mixed reviews upon release, the film was a commercial success earning $212 million worldwide against its $45 million budget. The film was followed by the sequel Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous which was released in 2005.
The film also starred Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and Ernie Hudson star in supporting roles and revolved around Sandra Bullock's character as Gracie Hart, an agent who is asked by the FBI to go undercover as a contestant when a terrorist threatens to bomb the Miss United States pageant.
Meanwhile, Burns' latest film, The Best You Can, which stars Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Brittany O'Grady and Judd Hirsch follows two halves of an unlikely friendship between a security guard and a urologist whose chance encounter blooms into something deeper.