Contouri made her professional debut as a dancer on the pop music show
Kommotion in 1966. After that, she moved to
London, and became good friends with
Olivia Newton-John. She featured in Timothy Spanos' series
Celebrity House Cleaner playing an alcoholic acting agent and her most recent role was in a remake of
Stormboy in 2019. Contouri remains best known however as Nurse Tracey Wilson in the TV series
Number 96 (1974-75). Contouri recorded an audio commentary for a 2008 DVD boxed set release of 32
Number 96 episodes, entitled
The Pantyhose Strangler. She continued working in
Sydney, before moving to
Los Angeles attending Olivia Newton-John's marriage to
Matt Lattanzi, and there found work on the daytime soap opera
General Hospital. After moving into semi-retirement in Adelaide in 1998, she took acting roles in
Hotel Mumbai (directed by Adelaide-born Greek Australian
Anthony Maras) and
Storm Boy, the 2019 remake with
Geoffrey Rush. She also starred in the short film
Unfinished Thoughts. ==Recognition and awards==