Heather Burge

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Heather Burge (born November 11, 1971 in Palos Verdes, California) is a retired professional basketball player. She is the twin sister of Heidi Burge. Both played college basketball at the University of Virginia and then played professionally in European leagues and in the Women's National Basketball Association. At 6 feet 5 inches each, they were the world's tallest female twins before their record was broken by Ann and Claire Recht. A Disney television movie, Double Teamed, is based on their life stories and achievements in basketball.

In the WNBA, Heather Burge Quella played for the Sacramento Monarchs. Both twins had to retire from playing basketball due to injuries.Heather is now a multilingual teacher in Southern California.