Padma Lakshmi

Known for: Acting

Born: 1970-09-01 (age 55)

From: Madras, Tamil Nadu, India [now Chennai]

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.

Filmography (54)

TV
I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza
2026
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.0
America's Culinary Cup
2026
as Self - Host
MOVIE
Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty
2025
as Self
TV★ 6.4
Clean Slate
2025
TV★ 4.0
Hollywood Squares
2025
as Self
TV★ 2.6
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
TV★ 10.0
Last Meals
2021
as Self
TV★ 10.0
Snacked
2021
as Self
MOVIE
Her Name Is Chef
2021
as Self
TV★ 8.7
Selena + Chef
2020
as Self
TV★ 8.1
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
2020
as Self - Host
TV★ 3.4
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
TV★ 4.7
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TV★ 5.5
Busy Tonight
2018
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.5
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
TV★ 7.6
Big Mouth
2017
as Priya (voice)
TV★ 7.0
Third Rail with OZY
2017
as Herself
TV★ 6.0
Steve
2017
as Self
TV★ 6.4
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
TV★ 8.4
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.1
Life in Pieces
2015
as Stephanie
TV★ 6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.1
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Trailblazer Honors
2014
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 7.7
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
as Self
TV★ 6.5
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Girl Most Likely
2012
as Padma Lakshmi
MOVIE★ 7.5
Planet Food: Spice Trails
2012
as Herself
TV★ 6.9
Good Mythical Morning
2012
as Self
TV★ 5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
TV★ 7.5
30 Rock
2006
as Padma Lakshmi
MOVIE★ 6.2
Sharpe's Challenge
2006
as Madhuvanthi
TV★ 5.7
The Ten Commandments
2006
as Princess Bithia
TV★ 6.9
Top Chef
2006
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Mistress of Spices
2005
as Geeta
TV★ 6.3
Project Runway
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.1
Boom
2003
as Shiela Bardez
TV★ 5.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Kaitaama
MOVIE★ 4.3
Glitter
2001
as Sylk
TV★ 5.2
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
TV★ 7.4
Family Guy
1999
as Padma Lakshmi (voice)
TV★ 5.9
Pirates: Blood Brothers
1999
as Malinche
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self
TV★ 6.4
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.4
Unzipped
1995
as Self
TV★ 7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TV★ 8.0
Sharpe
1993
as Madhuvanthi
TV★ 5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
TV
Domenica In
1976
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TV★ 5.7
Today
1952
as Self
TV
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
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as Self