American actress (born 1972)
Rhea Seehorn
Seehorn in December 2025
Born Deborah Rhea Seehorn
(1972-05-12 ) May 12, 1972 (age 53) Occupations Years active 1997–present Spouse
Deborah Rhea Seehorn [ a] Kim Wexler in theAMC legal crime drama seriesBetter Call Saul Carol Sturka in theApple TV science fiction thriller seriesPluribus
Seehorn's performance inBetter Call Saul won her aTelevision Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama , in addition to nominations for twoPrimetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and threeCritics' Choice Television Awards . ForCooper's Bar (2022–2023), which she also co-created and directed, she was nominated for aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series . ForPluribus , she earned aGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and aCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series .
Deborah Rhea Seehorn was born inNorfolk, Virginia , on May 12, 1972.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] U.S. Navy , while her father was a counterintelligence agent in theNaval Investigative Service . She has an older sister. Her family moved frequently during her childhood, living inWashington, D.C. andArizona , as well as Japan.[ 3] [ 6] Virginia Beach, Virginia .[ 2] [ 7] George Mason University .[ 8]
Seehorn has used her middle name Rhea since childhood, due to feeling a "disassociation" with her given name Deborah. She said, "The Deborahs and Debbies that I knew or saw on TV always seemed to be really attractive cheerleaders, and it was not my lane at all in school".[ 9] [ 7]
Seehorn in January 2016 While in college, Seehorn was looking to get into theater after the encouragement of her acting teacher, and worked many jobs in the theater industry ofWashington, 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 make ends meet, as well as taking on roles in various corporate instructional videos.[ 3]
Seehorn soon started getting parts in more television productions, often playing roles that she considered as "very wry, sarcastic, knowing women" similar to her idolBea Arthur . However, most of these roles were short-run series cancelled after one or two seasons.[ 3] Lalola Eva Adams , about a womanizing executive who is turned into a woman by witchcraft as revenge for his treatment of women. It was filmed forFox in 2009 and co-starredJames Van Der Beek . The show was envisioned as a dramedy in the vein of the telenovelaYo soy Betty, la fea Ugly Betty [ 10] [ 11]
Seehorn's film credits include roles in the independent filmsRiders andFloating and the short filmsThe Pitch ,The Gentlemen , andA Case Against Karen .[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] Broadway debut as an understudy in the production of45 Seconds from Broadway [ 15] Marat/Sade ,Freedomland How I Learned to Drive ,Stop Kiss ,All My Sons The World Over .[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company .[ 22]
Seehorn in March 2016 In May 2014, Seehorn was cast in theBreaking Bad Better Call Saul Vince Gilligan andPeter Gould .[ 23] [ 24] Kim Wexler , a lawyer and the love interest of the titularJimmy McGill / Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk ).[ 25] [ 26] Satellite Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film , oneSaturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television out of two nominations, and oneTelevision Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama out of three nominations, also receiving two nominations for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and three nominations for theCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series .TVLine Better Call Saul .[ 27]
Seehorn in 2018 In 2021, Seehorn starred in the horror-thriller filmThings Heard & Seen [ 28] Better Call Saul 's final season ("Hit and Run ").[ 29] Cooper's Bar , which earned her an additional Emmy nomination forOutstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series .[ 30]
Seehorn stars inPluribus Better Call Saul , which was picked up byApple TV+ for a two-season order and premiered on November 7, 2025.[ 31] [ 32] Carol Sturka , a cynicalfantasy romance author who discovers that she is one of 13 people in the world immune to an alien virus that turns the rest of humanity into ahive mind , garnered her aGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and aCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series .[ 33] [ 34]
Seehorn was introduced to real estate agent and former film producer Graham Larson by his ex-wife.[ 35] [ 36] Cheviot Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles with his two sons.[ 35] [ 37] tweeted , "I told my hairdresser I'd like to start dating again [and] she said I should meet this other woman in the salon. I hit it off with her and was just happy making a new girlfriend. But she insisted on setting me up. I'm now engaged to him. It was her ex. She didn't tell me."[ 38]
Year Title Role Type Notes 1997 Magic: The Gathering Tutorial Witch[ 42] [ 43] Video game 2011 Maria, Me and a Monster Gwen Video 2018 Better Call Saul: Ethics Training with Kim Wexler Kim Wexler Web series AMC.com - 10 episodes The Thrilling Adventure Hour: Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars Penelope Ophelian Podcast series 1 episode 2020 Convolution Sydney Birch Podcast series Audible - 3 episodes 2022–2023 Cooper's Bar Kris Latimer Web series Also co-creator, director and executive producer 2022 Better Call Saul: Filmmaker Training Kim Wexler Web series AMC.com - 1 episode
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