Deirdre Quinn Deirdre Quinn Deirdre Quinn (born 1973) is an American actress, known for her role as Miss Texas in the 2000 film "Miss Congeniality". Quinn grew up outside of Philadelphia, and is a graduate of Germantown Academy. She is a graduate in Theatre from Lynchburg College and NYU. She is known for her roles as "Texas" Tina in the television series "Heroes" and Miss Texas, Sandra Bullock's roommate in the mega comedy hit, "Miss Congeniality" (2000), as well as her starring roles in, "Aces 'N' Eights", "The Last Dance", "The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer", "" and "" to name a few.
Miss Congeniality (film) continue the investigation against orders. In the final round, Gracie is stunned when she is named first runner up. Cheryl is named Miss United States, but as she goes to accept the tiara, Gracie realizes that Frank, who is actually Kathy's son, impersonated "The Citizen" to make the pageant bomb threat. Suspecting foul play, she stops the crowning ceremony in time, and the tiara, rigged with a bomb, explodes in the stage scenery. As Kathy and Frank are arrested, Gracie determines that the two wanted to kill the pageant winner on stage as revenge for Kathy's termination from the Miss