Padma Lakshmi
- Acting
- September 1, 1970 · 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
Filmography
- I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza · Self
- America's Culinary Cup · Self, Creator
- Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty · Self
- Clean Slate · Doctor
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- Sherri · Self
- Last Meals · Self
- Snacked · Self
- Her Name Is Chef · Self
- Selena + Chef · Self
- Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi · Self, Executive producer
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh · Self
- The Tamron Hall Show · Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Busy Tonight · Self
- Drop the Mic · Self
- Big Mouth · Priya (Voice)
- Third Rail with OZY · Self
- Steve · Self
- Match Game · Self
- Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry · Self
- Life in Pieces · Stephanie
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Hot Ones · Self
- Trailblazer Honors · Self
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? · Self
- Hollywood Game Night · Self
- Girl Most Likely · Padma Lakshmi
- Planet Food: Spice Trails · Self
- Good Mythical Morning · Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race · Self
- 30 Rock · Padma Lakshmi
- Sharpe's Challenge · Madhuvanthi
- The Ten Commandments · Princess Bithia
- Top Chef · Self, Executive producer
- The Mistress of Spices · Geeta
- Project Runway · Self
- Boom · Shiela Bardez
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Star Trek: Enterprise · Kaitaama
- Glitter · Sylk
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn · Self
- Family Guy · Padma Lakshmi (Voice)
- Pirates: Blood Brothers · Malinche
- The View · Self
- The Daily Show · Self
- Unzipped · Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Self
- Sharpe · Madhuvanthi
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark
- Domenica In · Self
- Saturday Night Live · Self
- Today · Self
- The George Lucas Talk Show: Live · Self