Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi

Acting
Born 1970-09-01Madras, 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. 

Movies (9)

Glitter
4.3

Glitter

2001Movie4.3
The Mistress of Spices
6.2

The Mistress of Spices

2005Movie6.2
Girl Most Likely
5.6

Girl Most Likely

2012Movie5.6
Unzipped
5.4

Unzipped

1995Movie5.4
Planet Food: Spice Trails
7.5

Planet Food: Spice Trails

2012Movie7.5
Sharpe's Challenge
6.2

Sharpe's Challenge

2006Movie6.2
Boom
5.1

Boom

2003Movie5.1
Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty

Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty

2025Movie
Her Name Is Chef

Her Name Is Chef

2021Movie

TV Shows (46)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009Series4.9
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
Family Guy
7.4

Family Guy

1999Series7.4
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019Series6.3
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
Good Mythical Morning
6.9

Good Mythical Morning

2012Series6.9
The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
RuPaul's Drag Race
7.5

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009Series7.5
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series5.6
Project Runway
6.3

Project Runway

2004Series6.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993Series7.3
30 Rock
7.5

30 Rock

2006Series7.5
Star Trek: Enterprise
7.5

Star Trek: Enterprise

2001Series7.5
Last Meals
5.5

Last Meals

2021Series5.5
Hot Ones
7.1

Hot Ones

2015Series7.1
Sherri
2.6

Sherri

2022Series2.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003Series5.6
Big Mouth
7.6

Big Mouth

2017Series7.6
Top Chef
6.9

Top Chef

2006Series6.9
Tamron Hall
4.5

Tamron Hall

2019Series4.5
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
3.4

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019Series3.4
Life in Pieces
7.1

Life in Pieces

2015Series7.1
Today
5.6

Today

1952Series5.6
Steve
6.0

Steve

2017Series6.0
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
7.7

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

2013Series7.7
Sharpe
8.0

Sharpe

1993Series8.0
Match Game
6.4

Match Game

2016Series6.4
Hollywood Game Night
6.5

Hollywood Game Night

2013Series6.5
Hollywood Squares
4.4

Hollywood Squares

2025Series4.4
Trailblazer Honors
7.5

Trailblazer Honors

2014Series7.5
Domenica In

Domenica In

1976Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
5.3

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999Series5.3
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
8.4

Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

2016Series8.4
Drop the Mic
6.5

Drop the Mic

2017Series6.5
Snacked
10.0

Snacked

2021Series10.0
Selena + Chef
8.7

Selena + Chef

2020Series8.7
Clean Slate
6.3

Clean Slate

2025Series6.3
Busy Tonight
5.5

Busy Tonight

2018Series5.5
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live

The George Lucas Talk Show: Live

Series
The Ten Commandments
5.7

The Ten Commandments

2006Series5.7
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
8.1

Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi

2020Series8.1
America's Culinary Cup
7.0

America's Culinary Cup

2026Series7.0
I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza

I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza

2026Series
Pirates: Blood Brothers
6.1

Pirates: Blood Brothers

1999Series6.1
Third Rail with OZY
7.0

Third Rail with OZY

2017Series7.0