Deborah Rhea Seehorn Bio

Deborah Rhea Seehorn, born May 12, 1972 is an American actress. Her most well-known role is the role of Kim Wexler, an attorney in AMC's Better Call Saul (2015-2018) where she was twice awarded the Satellite Award as Best Supporting Actress (Series, Miniseries or Television Film. She has also appeared 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 May 12 in 1972. Her mother was an executive assistant for the United States Navy, and her father was an agent in the Naval Investigative Service. She was raised in a household who moved often, which included in Washington, D.C., Arizona, and Japan. Following the footsteps of her grandmother and father She was interested in painting, drawing and architectural design from an early age. Though she pursued all of the arts in her life, she developed a passion for acting. While in college, she was introduced to the world of contemporary theater. In 1994, she graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art. Seehorn started her career in college as an actor, and was encouraged by her acting teacher. She tried to get noticed by working different ancillary positions in D.C. theater. The result was some major parts in local theater productions, but still needed to take odd jobs to help make ends meet as she landed roles in a variety of short industrial instructional films. Soon, she was able to find roles in television productions. The roles she played were usually that were "very wry and sarcastic" like her idol Bea Arthur. Many of these roles were deleted after only two or three seasons. Seehorn was cast as Kim Wexler in the Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul in May 2014. Seehorn portrays Kim Wexler, a lawyer as well as the love interest of the title Jimmy McGill/Saul Wellman (Bob Odenkirk).