Deborah Rhea Seehorn Bio

Deborah Rhea Seehorn was born on the 12th of May, 1972. She is well-known for her character as attorney Kim Wexler on AMC's Better Call Saul (2015-2018), for which she has been given the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Show, Miniseries, or Television Film. She's also appeared on the NBC's Whitney (2011)-2013, 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 on May 12, 1972. Her mother was the executive secretary of the United States Navy, her father was an agent in Naval Investigative Service. The family resided in Washington, D.C., Arizona, Japan, and often moved around during her childhood. As a child she was influenced by her grandfather and grandmother to study painting, drawing and architecture. In her pursuit of the visual arts, she discovered an interest in acting. She was also introduced to modern theater at the time of her college. In 1994 she graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art. Seehorn began her college career as an actor, and was guided by her acting instructor. She took on a variety of assistant roles within the industry of theater in D.C. to try to be noticed. However, she never managed to be a part of major local theatre productions, and was forced to work odd jobs in order to stay afloat but she continued to work in the film industry as a teacher filmmaker. In the next few years, she was able to be cast in TV productions. She was often seen in roles that were "very humorous and sarcastic" like her role model Bea Arthur. But, the majority of these roles were for short-run shows that were cancelled after just two or three seasons. In May 2014, Seehorn was cast in the Breaking Bad spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul. Seehorn plays Kim Wexler, who is a lawyer and is the love of Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk).