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Deborah Rhea Seehorn (/ˈreɪ ˈsiːhɔːrn/; born May 12, 1972) is an American actress on stage, television, and film. She is best known for playing attorney Kim Wexler in AMC's Better Call Saul (2015–present). She has also appeared in NBC's Whitney (2011–2013), ABC's I'm With Her (2003–2004), and TNT's Franklin & Bash (2011–2014).
Early life and education
Seehorn was born in Norfolk, Virginia. Her mother was an executive assistant for the United States Navy while her father was an agent in the Naval Investigative Service, and her family moved frequently during her childhood, including to Japan, Arizona, and Washington, D.C. She studied painting, drawing, and architecture from a young age, following in the footsteps of her father and grandmother. She continued in the visual arts, but had a growing passion for film and theater and was introduced to contemporary theater in college. Seehorn graduated from George Mason University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art.
Career
While in college, she was looking to get into theater, under encouragement of her acting teacher, and working many ancillary positions in the theater industry in Washington D.C. to try to get noticed. She did end up getting some major roles in the local theater productions but still needed to take odd jobs to help make ends meet, including taking roles in various industrial short instructional films. She soon started getting parts in more television productions, often playing roles that she considered as "very wry, sarcastic, knowing [woman]", similar to her idol Bea Arthur. However, most of these roles were short-run series cancelled after one or two seasons.
In May 2014, Seehorn was cast in the Breaking Bad spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul. Seehorn portrays Kim Wexler, a lawyer and the love interest of the titular Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk). The series premiered on February 8, 2015.
Her film credits include roles in the independent features Riders and Floating, and the independent shorts The Pitch, The Gentlemen, and The Case Against Karen. Her theater credits include the Broadway production of 45 Seconds from Broadway, as well as roles in The World Over, All My Sons, Stop Kiss, How I Learned to Drive, Freedomland, and Marat/Sade.