Padma Lakshmi
Birthday
1970/09/01 (54 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India [now Chennai]
Also know as
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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.
Acting
(2001) Glitter
as Sylk
(2003) Boom
as Shiela Bardez
(2005) The Mistress of Spices
as Geeta
(2012) Girl Most Likely
as Padma Lakshmi
(1999) Pirates: Blood Brothers
as Malinche
(2006) Sharpe's Challenge
as Madhuvanthi
(1995) Unzipped
as Self
(2012) Planet Food: Spice Trails
as Herself
(2021) Her Name Is Chef
as Self
(1993) Sharpe
as ---
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(2001) Star Trek: Enterprise
as Kaitaama
(1997) The View
as Self
(1952) Today
as Self
(1976) Domenica In
as Self
(2019) Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
(2006) 30 Rock
as Padma Lakshmi
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(2019) A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
(2012) Good Mythical Morning
as Self
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
(1999) The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as ---
(1997) The View
as Self - Guest
(2020) Selena + Chef
as Self
(2018) Busy Tonight
as Self - Guest
(1999) Pirates: Blood Brothers
as Malinche
(2004) Project Runway
as Self
(2015) Hot Ones
as Self
(2006) The Ten Commandments
as Princess Bithia
(2017) Big Mouth
as Priya (voice)
(2006) Top Chef
as Self - Host
(2022) Sherri
as Self - Guest
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(2017) Drop the Mic
as Self
(2016) Match Game
as Self - Panelist
(2013) Hollywood Game Night
as Self
(2016) Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
as Self - Guest
(2021) Snacked
as Self
(2014) Trailblazer Honors
as Self - Presenter
(2013) Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
(2015) Life in Pieces
as Stephanie
(2017) Third Rail with OZY
as Herself
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(1999) Family Guy
as Padma Lakshmi (voice)
(2020) Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
as Self - Host