Deborah Rhea Seehorn Bio
Deborah Rhea
Seehorn, born May 12, 1972 is an American actress. She is well-known for her
role as attorney Kim Wexler in AMC's Better Call Saul (2015-present), in which
she has been two-time winner of the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress
in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film. She also appeared on the NBC show
Whitney (2011-2013) and 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 secretary for the United States
Navy, her father was an agent in Naval Investigative Service. The family was
based in Washington, D.C., Arizona, Japan, and traveled extensively throughout
her childhood. Following the footsteps of her father and grandmother She was
interested in painting, drawing and architecture at an early age. As she
continued to pursue her love of the visual arts, she developed a passion for
acting. She was also introduced to modern theatre at the time of her college.
She graduated from George Mason University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Studio Art. Seehorn at the time of her college graduation, wanted to
go into the theater after being encouraged by her acting instructor. She took
on a variety of assistant roles within the industry of theater in D.C. to try
to get noticed. She ended up getting some major parts in local theater
productions but had to work odd jobs to earn a living as she landed roles in
various short instructional industrial films. Then she was part of more
television productions. She was often compared to Bea Arthur, whom she
described as "very humorous," "sarcastic, and very
intelligent" women. However, most of these roles were for short-run series
that ended after just one or two seasons. Seehorn was chosen to play 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 titular Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman
(Bob Odenkirk).
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