Lexie Contursi (born September 18, 1989) is an American film and television actress. She starred in '' Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'' while attending

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. Contursi appeared in '' Katy Perry: Part of Me'' and '' VH1 Divas 2012''. Her acting skill received praise from ''

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Early life and education

Contursi graduated from

; during her time attending this institution she starred on the third season of the television series '' Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County''.

Career

Contursi was a contestant on ''

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'' in 2010. She focused on

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style. In 2014 Contursi was credited in an appearance she had filmed for the television series ''

''. She was one of two

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credited in the episode directed by

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. Her filmed scene was subsequently cut from broadcast in the final aired version of the episode. Show creator

commented upon this in the vanity card at the end of the episode. He noted the inherent

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in that the episode itself dealt with character Penny's response when she learns her scene was cut from the television show ''

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''. Lorre characterized Contursi as "a very pretty and very talented young actress". Lorre utilized his vanity card to state: "I wanted to take this opportunity to tell Lexie, and all her friends and relatives, that she nailed the part. Just nailed it. The fact that it did not appear in tonight's episode had absolutely nothing to do with her performance." Contursi was spotted in Hollywood on April 7, 2018 with Bachelor Alum Nick Vial.

Filmography

Film

Television

Dance

Footnotes

References

External links

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