Deborah Rhea Seehorn Bio

Deborah Rhea Seehorn, born May 12, 1972 is an American actress. Her most well-known role is that of Kim Wexler, an attorney in AMC's Better Call Saul (2015-2018) in which she was a two-time recipient of the Satellite Award as Best Supporting Actress (Series, Miniseries or Television Film. She was also on NBC's Whitney (2011–2013), ABC's I'm with Her 2003-2004, and TNT's Franklin & Bash 2011–2014. Deborah Rhea Seehorn, a Norfolk native was born on 12 May, 1972. Her mother was an executive secretary of the United States Navy, her father was an agent with the Naval Investigative Service. The family resided in Washington, D.C., Arizona, Japan, and was frequently moved throughout her youth. At a very young age, she was inspired by her grandmother and grandfather to study drawing, painting and architecture. Though she pursued the visual arts throughout her life, she also developed an interest in acting. In college, she was introduced to contemporary theater. In 1994, she graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art. While at university, Seehorn was looking to enter the theater industry, thanks to being encouraged by her acting teacher. She attempted to be noticed by working at different ancillary positions in D.C. theater. Although she eventually managed to land major roles in local productions of theater and had to do odd jobs to stay afloat however, she continued working in the film industry as a teacher filmmaker. Then she was involved in more TV productions. The most frequent comparisons she was made was to Bea Arthur, whom was described by her as "very humorous," "sarcastic, and knowledgeable" women. These roles were usually cancelled after a couple of seasons. Seehorn was the lead in Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad spinoff series. Seehorn is Kim Wexler, who is an attorney and the lover of Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk).