Deborah Rhea Seehorn Bio

Deborah Rhea Seehorn, born May 12, 1972 is an American actress. Her most well-known part is that of Kim Wexler, an attorney in AMC's Better Call Saul (2015-2018) where she has twice been awarded the Satellite Award as Best Supporting Actress (Series, Miniseries or Television Film. Also, she was in the NBC's Whitney (2011)-2013 and ABC's I'm with Her(2003)-2004 as well as TNT's Franklin & Bash (2011)-2014. Deborah Rhea Seehorn, a Norfolk native, was born May 12 in 1972. Her mother was an executive assistant for the United States Navy, and her father was an agent of the Naval Investigative Service. She was raised in a household which moved frequently, including in Washington, D.C., Arizona, and Japan. Following in the footsteps of her grandfather and father who were artists, she began studying painting, drawing, and architecture from an early age. She continued pursuing the visual arts, however, she had an increasing interest in acting and was exposed to contemporary theater during her college. In 1994, she graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art. While at college, Seehorn was looking to get into theater, after the advice of her acting coach. In order to be noticed she was employed in various ancillary roles within D.C.'s theater industry. She managed to land several important parts in local theatre productions. However, she still required odd jobs to earn a living. To pay the bills, she also got roles in short instructional films. She soon began to be part of more television productions. Her role was often compared to Bea Arthur, whom she described as "very wry," "sarcastic, and knowing" women. However, most of her roles were short-run series cancelled after two or three seasons. Seehorn was the lead in Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad spinoff series. Seehorn portrays Kim Wexler (a lawyer) and is the love-interest for the main character, Jimmy McGill/Saul.