Rhea Seehorn

Deborah Rhea Seehorn (born May 12, 1972)[1][2][3][4] 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).

Rhea Seehorn
Seehorn at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	Deborah Rhea Seehorn May 12, 1972 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Education	George Mason University (BA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present
Spouse(s)	Graham Larson ​ (m. 2018)​

Early life and education

Seehorn was born in Norfolk, Virginia.[5] 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.[6][1] She studied painting, drawing, and architecture from a young age, following in the footsteps of her father and grandmother.[7] She continued in the visual arts, but had a growing passion for film and theater and was introduced to contemporary theater in college.[7] 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.[1] 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.[1] However, most of these roles were short-run series cancelled after one or two seasons.[1]

In May 2014, Seehorn was cast in the Breaking Bad spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul.[8][9] Seehorn portrays Kim Wexler, a lawyer and the love interest of the titular Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk).[10] The series premiered on February 8, 2015.[11]

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.

Personal life

Seehorn married Graham Larson, a film producer and real estate agent, in 2018. He has two sons from an earlier marriage.[5][7][12][13]

Filmography

Seehorn at the LA Art Show Red Carpet (2016)

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	A Case Against Karen	Shari
1999	Why Spain?
1999	The Pitch	The Pitcher	Short film
2000	The Gentleman	Girlfriend	Short film
2000	Eat Me!	Glynna
2002	Riders	Bitsy
2006	The Shaggy Dog	Lori
2008	CU@Ed's	Tina	Short film
2018	Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss	Nordheim
2018	Lost Children: Kate & Bill	Kate	Short film
2019	I Hate Kids	Kelly
2019	Inside Man: Most Wanted	Dr. Brynn Stewart
2021	Things Heard and Seen	Justine Sokolov	Post-production
TBA	Linoleum	Erin Edwin	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Homicide: Life on the Street	Jenny	Episode: "All Is Bright"
2003–2004	I'm with Her	Cheri Baldzikowski	22 episodes
2005	Head Cases	Nicole Walker	6 episodes
2005	Romy and Michele: In the Beginning	Ashley Schwartz	Television film
2006	Modern Men	Anita	Episode: "Sexual Healing"
2007	The Singles Table	Stephanie Vogler	6 episodes
2007	The Thick of It	Ollie Todzio	Pilot
2008	The Starter Wife	Charlotte	4 episodes
2009	Eva Adams	Eva Adams	Pilot
2009–2019	American Dad!	Various voices	4 episodes
2009	Trust Me	Brooke	3 episodes
2009	Dollhouse	Jocelyn Bashford	Episode: "Haunted"
2010	Burn Notice	Patty	Episode: "Breach of Faith"
2010	The Closer	Judy Lynn	Episode: "Last Woman Standing"
2011	Untitled Allan Leob Project	Jessica	Pilot
2011–2013	Whitney	Roxanne Harris	38 episodes
2011–2014	Franklin & Bash	Ellen Swatello	11 episodes
2013	Family Guy	Joanie Cunningham (voice)	Episode: "Save the Clam"
2014	House of Lies	Samantha	2 episodes
2015–present	Better Call Saul	Kim Wexler	49 episodes Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2015–16) Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated—Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama
2017	Shut Eye	Charlie's Mother	2 episodes
2018	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Martha Cobb	Episode: "Info Wars"
2018	Roseanne	Carrie	Episode: "Eggs Over, Not Easy"
2018	Robot Chicken	Karen / Teenage Girl (voice)	Episode: "Your Mouth Is Hanging off Your Face"
2019	Veep	Michelle York	5 episodes
2019	The Act	Janet	Episode: "A Whole New World"
2019	The Twilight Zone	Martha Miller	Episode: "Not All Men"[14]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2015	Satellite Awards	Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Better Call Saul	Won
2016				Nominated
2018	Saturn Awards	Best Supporting Actress on Television		Won
2019	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series		Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series		Nominated
	Saturn Awards	Best Supporting Actress on Television		Nominated
2020	TCA Awards	Individual Achievement in Drama		Nominated
2021	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series		Pending
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series		Pending

References

1. Sepinwall, Alan (March 25, 2020). "How Rhea Seehorn Became the MVP of 'Better Call Saul'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
2. Rhea Seehorn [@rheaseehorn] (June 16, 2017). "I know it's a slightly weird spelling. But mom liked it & im sticking w/ it. It's jst 1 syllable, "Ray". Same idea as "Shea" pronunciation" (Tweet). Retrieved June 19, 2017 – via Twitter.
3. The Associated Press. "Celebrity birthdays for May 12, 2017". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
4. "@rheaseehorn". Instagram. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
5. "Rhea Seehorn Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
6. "Actress Rhea Seehorn Interview". PBS. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
7. "Featured Alumni - George Mason University". George Mason University. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
8. Andreeva, Nellie (May 8, 2014). "Patrick Fabian, Rhea Seehorn & Michael Mando Cast In 'Breaking Bad' Prequel Series 'Better Call Saul'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
9. Friedlander, Whitney (July 11, 2014). "'Better Call Saul': Cast, Timeline Details and New Photos". Variety. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
10. Birnbaum, Debra (February 6, 2015). "'Better Call Saul' Premiere: Meet Jimmy McGill's Love Interest". Variety. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
11. Roots, Kimberly (November 20, 2014). "Better Call Saul Gets Two-Night February Premiere on AMC". TVLine. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
12. "Graham Larson". IMDb. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
13. Lynn, Sarah. TV Trend Now, “Who is Rhea Seehorn's husband? Get to know her family and husband Graham J. Larson,” Feb. 18, 2020
14. Petski, Denise (January 28, 2019). "'The Twilight Zone': Taissa Farmiga, Rhea Seehorn, Luke Kirby & Ike Barinholtz To Star In Episode Of CBS All Access Reboot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

External links

• Rhea Seehorn at IMDb
• Rhea Seehorn on Twitter