Anthony Lexa

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Anthony Lexa (born 2000) is a British actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for her role as Abbi Montgomery in the British teen sex comedy-drama television series Sex Education.

Career

Lexa is a songwriter and singer, making and performing indie pop music. She released her single Early Nights in September 2023.{{Cite web |last=EDITOR |date=2023-09-29 |title=DIVA meets Anthony Lexa: "I want people to use art to empower themselves" |url=https://diva-magazine.com/2023/09/29/anthony-lexa-early-nights/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=diva-magazine.com |language=en-GB}}

As a stage actress, she appeared in productions at London's West End theatre.

Lexa portrayed Abbi Montgomery in the British teen sex comedy-drama television series Sex Education.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/sex-education-season-4-trans-representation|title=How the writers of Sex Education got queer and trans representation right for season 4|date=22 September 2023|website=British GQ|accessdate=6 January 2024}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/sex-education-season-4-transgender-rights-netflix-terf-uk-1234830399/|title='Sex Education's' Final Lesson Is Its Most Important|first=C. T.|last=Jones|magazine=Rolling Stone |date=24 September 2023|accessdate=6 January 2024}} Her Sex Education character is a transgender Christian girl and queen bee at Cavendish Sixth Form College, who was kicked out of her family home.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/61056/1/the-problem-with-sex-education-season-four-and-its-trans-storylines|title=The problem with Sex Education's trans storylines|date=9 October 2023|website=Dazed|accessdate=6 January 2024}} Lexa was recruited for the role through an open casting call.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/24/sex-education-season-4-trans-representation-cal-abbi-roman/|title=Sex Education: How season 4's trans+ representation made TV history|first=Marcus|last=Wratten|date=24 September 2023|work=PinkNews|accessdate=6 January 2024}} Lexa performed in the show's first transgender sex scene.{{Cite web|url=https://www.them.us/story/sex-education-intimacy-coordinator-season-four|title=How 'Sex Education' Got Its T4T Sex Scene Right|date=25 September 2023|website=Them|accessdate=6 January 2024}}

Personal life

Lexa was born in 2000.{{Cite web |last=McRae |first=Isabella |date=2023-12-13 |title=Trans Secret Santa: How a little bit of happiness over Christmas could save a trans person's life |url=https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/anthony-lexa-trans-secret-santa-christmas/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=The Big Issue |language=en}} She grew up in rural Devon, and moved to London in 2021. She is based in London.{{Cite web|url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a45303948/abbi-sex-education-season-4-character-actor/|title=Abbi From 'Sex Education' Is Truly The Coolest Kid In School|date=25 September 2023|website=Women's Health|accessdate=6 January 2024}}

She is a transgender woman.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/anthony-lexa-sex-education-abbi-instagram/|title=Who is Anthony Lexa? Meet Sex Education season 4 star playing Abbi|website=Radio Times|accessdate=6 January 2024}} She is a supporter of Trans Secret Santa, which is a charity run by Think2Speak that supports transgender people at Christmastime.

Discography

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:14em;"\| Title ! scope="col" style="width:20em;"\| EP details
scope="row" \| T Time \| Released: 20 October 2023{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/t-time-single/1711190138\|title=T Time – Single by Anthony Lexa\|publisher=Apple Music (NZ)\|access-date=22 February 2025}} Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming

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! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Title

! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| EP details

scope="row" | T Time

Released: 20 October 2023{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/t-time-single/1711190138|title=T Time – Single by Anthony Lexa|publisher=Apple Music (NZ)|access-date=22 February 2025}}
Label: Self-released
Format: Digital download, streaming

==Singles==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:19em;"\| Single ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:1em;"\| Year
scope="row"\| "Movin On Up" \| rowspan="3"\| 2019
scope="row"\| "Ingredients"
scope="row"\| "Noise"
scope="row"\| "Early Nights" \| rowspan="2"\| 2023
scope="row"\| "Sleepy"
scope="row"\| "Terrified" \| 2024
scope="row"\| "Midnight" {{small\|(with Bugwell and Nathan X)}} \| 2025

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:19em;"| Single

! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:1em;"| Year

scope="row"| "Movin On Up"

| rowspan="3"| 2019

scope="row"| "Ingredients"

scope="row"| "Noise"

scope="row"| "Early Nights"

| rowspan="2"| 2023

scope="row"| "Sleepy"

scope="row"| "Terrified"

| 2024