Catch up with Sandra Bullock, William Shatner and the Rest of the ‘Miss Congeniality’ Cast

Carissa Mosness

July 30, 2024 at 9:57 PM·3 min read

She is beauty, she is grace, she is Miss United States — or at least she’s pretending to be so that she can investigate a potential bomb threat against the nation's biggest beauty pageant. That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, one of the women in the 2000 Miss United States pageant is actually an FBI agent.

Which member of the Miss Congeniality cast is it? Well, you’re just going to have to watch the film and find out — or, even easier, you can simply keep scrolling and read all about them!

Sandra Bullock

CHARACTER PLAYED: Gracie Hart

BEST KNOWN FOR: Speed (1994), The Proposal (2009), The Blind Side (2009), Gravity (2013), Ocean’s Eight (2018) and The Lost City (2022).

PERSONAL: Bullock was married to Jesse James from 2005 to 2010.

THOUGHTS ON MISS CONGENIALITY: Bullock regrets making a sequel, saying “[It] shouldn't have been done.” She also said that she would never make a third film.

FUN FACT: Bullock purposely missed dance rehearsals so the scenes where she looked lost seemed authentic.

Benjamin Bratt: Miss Congeniality cast

CHARACTER PLAYED: Eric Matthews

BEST KNOWN FOR: Law & Order (1995 to 2009), Traffic (2000), Private Practice (2011 to 2013), Doctor Strange (2016), Coco (2017) and Mother of the Bride (2024).

PERSONAL: Bratt has been married to Talisa Soto since 2002. They have two children.

THOUGHTS ON MISS CONGENIALITY: “People always say, I loved you in Miss Congeniality…I always take it as a compliment.”

FUN FACT: Bratt and Bullock did all of their own fight scenes.

Heather Burns

CHARACTER PLAYED: Cheryl ‘Rhode Island’

BEST KNOWN FOR: You’ve Got Mail (1998), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Bored to Death (2009 to 2011) Blindspot (2017 to 2020).

PERSONAL: Burns has been married to Ajay Naidu since 2012. They have one child.

THOUGHTS ON MISS CONGENIALITY: “I love having been a part of something that has been meaningful for so long to so many people.”

FUN FACT: Burns cut and dyed her long brown hair blonde for the film so she didn’t look too much like Sandra Bullock.

Sir Michael Caine: Miss Congeniality cast

CHARACTER PLAYED: Victor Melling

BEST KNOWN FOR: Gambit (1966), The Last Valley (1970), Mona Lisa (1986), Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Now You See Me 1 & 2 (2013/2016) and The Great Escaper (2023).

PERSONAL: Caine was married to Patricia Haines from 1954 until 1958 and they had one child together. Then, he married Shakira Caine in 1973 and has been with her since. They have one child.

FUN FACT: In the scene where Bullock and Caine are gliding through the street, you can spot Caine trying not to laugh.

William Shatner

CHARACTER PLAYED: Stan Fields

BEST KNOWN FOR: Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973 to 1974), seven Star Trek feature films (1979, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1994), Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), Free Enterprise (1998), Groom Lake (2002), Senior Moment and actually going into outer space (both 2021).

PERSONAL: Shatner has been married four times and has three children.

FUN FACT: Stan Fields is a reference to a Canadian brand of underwear called Stanfields. Shatner is from Canada.

Candice Bergen: Miss Congeniality cast

CHARACTER PLAYED: Kathy Morningside

BEST KNOWN FOR: Murphy Brown (1988-1998; 2018), Sweet Home Alabama (2002), Sex and the City (2003 - 2004), Boston Legal (2005 to 2008), Bride Wars (2009), Book Club (2018) and Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023).