Rhea Seehorn

Rhea Seehorn

51 · Born: May 12, 1972

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Born May 12, 1972 Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
  • Marlene Seehorn
  • Frederick Seehorn

Biography

Deborah Rhea Seehorn (born May 12, 1972) is an American actress and director. She is best known for playing attorney Kim Wexler in AMC's Better Call Saul (2015–2022), for which she has won two Satellite Awards for Best Supporting Actress and one Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television. 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). 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 childhood, living in states such as Washington, D.C. and Arizona, as well as countries like Japan. Following in the footsteps of her father and grandmother, she studied painting, drawing, and architecture from a young age. She continued pursuing the visual arts, but had a growing passion for acting and was introduced to contemporary theater in college. She graduated from George Mason University in 1994 with a BA in Studio Art. While in college, Seehorn was looking to get into theater, after the encouragement of her acting teacher. She worked many ancillary positions in the theater industry in D.C. to try to get noticed. She ended up getting some major roles in local theater productions, but still needed to take odd jobs to help make ends meet; she took 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 women", 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. For her role, she has twice won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, once won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television, and has been nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television, and the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama. Seehorn is currently slated to star in Vince Gilligan's next series after Better Call Saul. The series was picked up by Apple TV+ for a two season order in September 2022. The current working title of the project is "Wycaro".

Career

2024
Bad Boys 4
2023
Linoleum
Linoleum as Erin Edwin
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2022
Cooper's Bar
Cooper's Bar as Kris Latitude
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2021
Things Heard & Seen
Things Heard & Seen as Justine
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Ridley Jones
Ridley Jones as Ida (voice)
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The Harper House
The Harper House as Debbie Harper (voice)
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2020
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
Better Call Saul: Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training
2019
I Hate Kids
I Hate Kids as Kelly
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Inside Man: Most Wanted
Inside Man: Most Wanted as Dr. Brynn Stewart
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The Act
The Act as Janet
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The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone as Martha
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Veep
Veep as Michelle York
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2017
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Martha Cobb
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2015
Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul as Kim Wexler
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2014
House of Lies
House of Lies as Samantha
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Franklin & Bash
Franklin & Bash as Ellen Swatello
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2011
Whitney
Whitney as Roxanne
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2010
Burn Notice
Burn Notice as Patty
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2005
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning as Ashley Schwartz
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Head Cases
Head Cases as Nicole Walker
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2003
I'm with Her
I'm with Her as Cheri Baldzikowski
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2016
Talking Saul
Talking Saul
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2022
Cooper's Bar
Cooper's Bar as Creator
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