Padma Lakshmi
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1970-09-01 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- Madras, Tamil Nadu, India [now Chennai]
Biography
Padma Parvati Lakshmi (born September 1, 1970) also Padma, Lady Rushdie is an Indian American cookbook author, actress, and model. She has been the host of the US reality television program Top Chef since season two in 2006. In 2010, Top Chef was nominated for an Emmy Award and won for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program.
Known For
TV Shows (46)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Family Guy
1999
as Padma Lakshmi (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Good Mythical Morning
2012
as Self
Project Runway
2004
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
Today
1952
as Self
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Kaitaama
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
as Self
30 Rock
2006
as Padma Lakshmi
Big Mouth
2017
as Priya (voice)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
Steve
2017
as Self
Top Chef
2006
as Self - Host
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
Life in Pieces
2015
as Stephanie
Last Meals
2021
as Self
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
Snacked
2021
as Self
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
Hollywood Squares
2025
as Self
Domenica In
1976
as Self
Sharpe
1993
as Madhuvanthi
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
as Self
Trailblazer Honors
2014
as Self - Presenter
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
as Self - Guest
Busy Tonight
2018
as Self - Guest
Selena + Chef
2020
as Self
Clean Slate
2025
as Doctor
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
2020
as Self - Host
The Ten Commandments
2006
as Princess Bithia
Pirates: Blood Brothers
1999
as Malinche
Third Rail with OZY
2017
as Herself
I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza
2026
as Self - Guest
America's Culinary Cup
2026
as Self - Host
Movies (9)
Unzipped
1995
as Self
Girl Most Likely
2012
as Padma Lakshmi
Glitter
2001
as Sylk
The Mistress of Spices
2005
as Geeta
Boom
2003
as Shiela Bardez
Sharpe's Challenge
2006
as Madhuvanthi
Planet Food: Spice Trails
2012
as Herself
Her Name Is Chef
2021
as Self
Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty
2025
as Self
About Padma Lakshmi
Padma Parvati Lakshmi (born September 1, 1970) also Padma, Lady Rushdie is an Indian American cookbook author, actress, and model. She has been the host of the US reality television program Top Chef since season two in 2006. In 2010, Top Chef was nominated for an Emmy Award and won for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program. With 55 credits spanning from 1952 to 2026, Padma Lakshmi has appeared in 9 films and 46 TV shows.
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Most Popular Padma Lakshmi Movies
- Unzipped (1995) — as Self
- Girl Most Likely (2012) — as Padma Lakshmi
- Glitter (2001) — as Sylk
- The Mistress of Spices (2005) — as Geeta
- Boom (2003) — as Shiela Bardez
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