Deborah Rhea Seehorn Bio

Deborah Rhea Seehorn was born on the 12th of May, 1972. Her most well-known character is the role of Kim Wexler, an attorney in AMC's Better Call Saul (2015-2018) where she was a two-time recipient of the Satellite Award as Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film. She was also on the NBC series Whitney (2011–2013), ABC's I'm with Her 2003-2004, and TNT's Franklin & Bash 2011-2014. Deborah Rhea Seehorn was conceived in Norfolk, Virginia on May 12 1972. Her mother was an executive assistant for the United States Navy, while her father was an agent in the Naval Investigative Service; her family moved frequently during her youth, living in Washington, D.C. and Arizona in addition to in Japan. Following the footsteps of her grandmother and father She was interested in drawing, painting and architecture at the age of a child. She continued to pursue the visual arts, but she also had an increasing interest in acting and was introduced to contemporary theater in college. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art from George Mason University in 1994. While in college, Seehorn was looking to pursue a career in theater after the encouragement of her acting coach. She attempted to make her mark by working various other jobs within D.C. theater. Although she eventually managed to secure major roles in local theatre productions, and was forced to work odd jobs in order to make ends meet but she continued to work in the film industry as a teacher filmmaker. Soon, she was able to find roles in television productions. The roles she played were usually that were "very humorous and funny" as her idol Bea Arthur. These roles were usually cancelled after just one or two seasons. Seehorn was cast as Kim Wexler in the Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul in May 2014. Seehorn is Kim Wexler, a lawyer and the love-interest of the title Jimmy McGill/Saul G. Goodman (Bob Odenkirk).