{{short description|American film and television actress|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Lexie Contursi | image = <!-- just the filename, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing brackets --> | alt = | caption = Lexie Contursi | birth_name = | birth_date = September 18, 1989<ref name="IMDb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2463367|title=IMDb page|accessdate=April 30, 2026}}</ref> | birth_place = Laguna Beach, California, United States | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = ''Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County''<br />''Katy Perry: Part of Me''<br />''VH1 Divas 2012'' | occupation = Actress | height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}<ref name="backstage">{{cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/tal/lexiecontursi|title=Lexie Contursi - Professional Profile, Photos on Backstage -|work=Backstage|accessdate=February 24, 2026}}</ref> }}

'''Lexie Contursi''' is an American film and television actress. She starred in ''Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'' while attending Laguna Beach High School in Laguna Beach, California. Contursi appeared in ''Katy Perry: Part of Me'' and ''VH1 Divas 2012''.

==Early life and education== Contursi graduated from Laguna Beach High School in Laguna Beach, California; during her time attending this institution she starred on the third season of the television series ''Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County''.<ref>{{cite news|work=Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County|title=Episodes: 3.1, 3.3-3.4, 3.6-3.7, 3.9-3.10, 3.12, 3.14|author=Creator: Liz Gateley; Executive producer: Tony DiSanto|publisher=MTV}}</ref>

==Career== Contursi was a contestant on ''So You Think You Can Dance'' in 2010.<ref name="columbus">{{cite news|title=So You Think You Can Dance 2010 Top 10: Season 7 has a surprise Top 11|work=Columbus Ledger-Enquirer |location=Georgia|date=June 9, 2010|first=Sonya|last=Sorich|publisher=The McClatchy Company}}</ref> She focused on contemporary dance style.<ref name="columbus" />

In 2014 Contursi was credited in an appearance she had filmed for the television series ''The Big Bang Theory''.<ref name="robertleo">{{cite news|url=http://www.enstarz.com/articles/30666/20131212/big-bang-theory-season-7-episode-12-spoilers-penny-puts-pressure-on-leonard-sheldon-attempts-to-acquire-humor-sneak-peek.htm|work=Enstarz|accessdate=January 11, 2014|title='Big Bang Theory' Season 7 Episode 12 Spoilers|first=Robert|last=Leo|date=December 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name="braddox">{{cite news|url=http://hwhills.com/new-big-bang-theory-season-7episode-12-delayed-tonightnot-airing-til-january-2014/|title=New Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 12 Delayed Tonight, Not Airing Til January 2014|first=Andre|last=Braddox|date=December 19, 2013|accessdate=January 11, 2014|work=Hollywood Hills|publisher=Gravy Train Productions, LLC}}</ref> She was one of two guest stars credited in the episode directed by Mark Cendrowski.<ref name="robertleo" /><ref name="braddox" /> Her filmed scene was subsequently cut from broadcast in the final aired version of the episode.<ref name="chucklorre" /> Show creator Chuck Lorre commented upon this in the vanity card at the end of the episode.<ref name="chucklorre" /> He noted the inherent irony in that the episode itself dealt with character Penny's response when she learns her scene was cut from the television show ''NCIS''.<ref name="chucklorre" /> Contursi is one of the stars of ''Lady Ballers'', a comedy film that premiered December 2023 on the ''Daily Wire'' streaming service. Newsweek stated this film "mocks transgender women competing against other women in sports".<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/ted-cruz-stars-transgender-basketball-movie-lady-ballers-1847630</ref>

==Personal life== {{expand section|date=February 2026}} In October 2025, Contursi announced her engagement to fellow actor Rob Mayes.<ref name="people">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/laguna-beach-alum-lexie-contursi-is-engaged-to-actor-rob-mayes-11827337|title=&#39;Laguna Beach&#39; Alum Lexie Contursi Is Engaged to Actor Rob Mayes|work=People|publisher=People Inc|last=Goldstein|first=Lex|date=October 9, 2025|accessdate=February 24, 2026}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Director |- |2012 |''Katy Perry: Part of Me'' |Dancer (self) |Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz |- |2014 |''Andy Cohen Presents: Andy Cohen Young Actor in Hollywood '' |Hollywood Model |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2995927/ Andy Cohen] |- |2016 |''La La Land'' |Epilogue Dancer |- |2023 |''Lady Ballers'' |Dharby Gibson |Jeremy Boreing |- |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |2006 |''Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'' |Actress |Episodes: 3.1, 3.3-3.4, 3.6-3.7, 3.9-3.10, 3.12, 3.14 |- |rowspan="3"|2010 |''The Fresh Beat Band'' |The Musician |Episode: 2.10 |- |''The Fresh Beat Band'' |Dancer |Episodes: 2.2, 2.11, 3.4, 3.7, 3.9, 3.18 |- |''So You Think You Can Dance'' |Audition Contestant (self) |Episode: 7.4 |- |rowspan="4"|2011 |''53rd Annual Grammy Awards'' |Katy Perry Dancer (self) |Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Trevor Lawrence Jr. |- |''Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular'' |Dancer (self) |Executive Producer: Brad Lachman |- |''Rock in Rio'' |Katy Perry Dancer (self) |Episode: 4.1 |- |''American Music Awards of 2011'' |Taylor Swift Dancer (self) |Director: Glenn Weiss |- |rowspan="4"|2012 |''Glee'' |Cheerio |Episode: 4.2 |- |''Shake It Up'' |Rockette Dancer |Episode: 3.5 |- |''VH1 Divas 2012'' |House Dancer |Director: Mary Lambert |- |''The X Factor'' |Dancer |Episode: 2.21 |- |2014 |''The Big Bang Theory'' |Girl |Episode: 7.12{{efn|Lexie Contursi filmed this episode and is credited in its credits. However, her scene was cut from the aired version of the show, and this is explained by Chuck Lorre in a vanity card.<ref name="chucklorre">{{cite news|first=Chuck|last=Lorre|authorlink=Chuck Lorre|title=CLP - Vanity Card #436|date=January 2, 2014|accessdate=January 11, 2014|url=https://www.chucklorre.com/?e=787|work=Chuck Lorre Productions: The Official Vanity Card Archives|quote=This vanity card is dedicated to a very pretty and very talented young actress named Lexie Contursi.}}</ref>}} |- |}

===Dance=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Production ! Role ! Director |- |2011 |''California Dreams Tour'' |Katy Perry Dancer (self) |Baz Halpin |- |}

==See also== {{Portal|California|Film|Television}} *California Dreams Tour *Chuck Lorre#Vanity cards *List of American film actresses *List of American television actresses *List of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County cast members *List of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County episodes *Television in the United States

==Footnotes== {{Notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Further reading== *{{cite news|first=Chuck|last=Lorre|authorlink=Chuck Lorre|title=CLP - Vanity Card #436|date=January 2, 2014|accessdate=January 11, 2014|url=https://www.chucklorre.com/?e=787|work=Chuck Lorre Productions: The Official Vanity Card Archives|quote=This vanity card is dedicated to a very pretty and very talented young actress named Lexie Contursi.}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|2463367|Lexie Contursi}} *[https://www.youtube.com/user/lexiecon949 Lexie Contursi], official YouTube channel

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