Deborah Rhea Seehorn Bio

Deborah Rhea Seehorn (born May 12 1972) is an American actress from the United States. She is most famous for her character as attorney Kim Wexler on AMC's Better Call Saul (2015-2018), for which she has been presented with the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Show, Miniseries, or Television Film. She also appeared on the NBC's Whitney (2011–2013) and ABC's I'm with Her 2003-2004, and TNT's Franklin & Bash 2011-2014. Deborah Rhea Seehorn was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 12 on the 12th of May, 1972. Her mother was executive secretary for the United States Navy, her father was an agent with the Naval Investigative Service. The family lived in Washington, D.C., Arizona, Japan, and often moved around during her childhood. Following in the footsteps of her mother and father, she studied painting, drawing and building from a young age. She continued to study the visual arts, but had an increasing interest in acting and was introduced to modern theater in college. She graduated from George Mason University in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in Studio Art. Seehorn began her career in college as an actor, and was guided by her acting instructor. She worked many ancillary positions within the industry of theater in D.C. to try to be noticed. However, she never managed to be a part of major local theater productions and had to work odd jobs in order in order to survive however, she continued working in the film industry as a teacher filmmaker. She soon started getting parts in more television shows, often playing roles that she considered as "very funny, sarcastic and knowing women" which was similar to her idol Bea Arthur. These roles were usually cancelled after only one to two seasons. In the month of May, 2014, Seehorn was cast in the Breaking Bad spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul. Seehorn portrays Kim Wexler, who is a lawyer , and also the love of Jimmy McGill/SaulGoodman (Bob Odenkirk).