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Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi

Acting · Born 1970-09-01 (age 56) · Madras, Tamil Nadu, India [now Chennai]

9 movies · 46 TV shows

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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
IMDb4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
IMDb6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
Family Guy
IMDb7.4

Family Guy

1999
The Daily Show
IMDb6.4

The Daily Show

1996
Good Mythical Morning
IMDb6.9

Good Mythical Morning

2012
The Kelly Clarkson Show
IMDb6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019
Saturday Night Live
IMDb6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975
The View
IMDb4.3

The View

1997
RuPaul's Drag Race
IMDb7.5

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
IMDb5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988
Project Runway
IMDb6.3

Project Runway

2004
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
IMDb7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993
Star Trek: Enterprise
IMDb7.5

Star Trek: Enterprise

2001
30 Rock
IMDb7.5

30 Rock

2006
Hot Ones
IMDb7.1

Hot Ones

2015
Sherri
IMDb2.6

Sherri

2022
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
IMDb5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003
Last Meals
IMDb6.3

Last Meals

2021
Tamron Hall
IMDb4.5

Tamron Hall

2019
Top Chef
IMDb6.9

Top Chef

2006
Big Mouth
IMDb7.6

Big Mouth

2017
Steve
IMDb6.0

Steve

2017
Today
IMDb5.6

Today

1952
Life in Pieces
IMDb7.1

Life in Pieces

2015
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
IMDb3.4

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
IMDb7.7

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

2013
Sharpe
IMDb8.0

Sharpe

1993
Match Game
IMDb6.4

Match Game

2016
Hollywood Squares
IMDb4.4

Hollywood Squares

2025
Hollywood Game Night
IMDb6.5

Hollywood Game Night

2013
Domenica In
0

Domenica In

1976
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
IMDb5.3

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999
Snacked
IMDb10.0

Snacked

2021
Drop the Mic
IMDb6.5

Drop the Mic

2017
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
0

The George Lucas Talk Show: Live

Selena + Chef
IMDb8.7

Selena + Chef

2020
Trailblazer Honors
IMDb7.5

Trailblazer Honors

2014
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
IMDb8.4

Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

2016
Clean Slate
IMDb6.3

Clean Slate

2025
Busy Tonight
IMDb5.5

Busy Tonight

2018
The Ten Commandments
IMDb5.7

The Ten Commandments

2006
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
IMDb8.1

Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi

2020
Pirates: Blood Brothers
IMDb6.1

Pirates: Blood Brothers

1999
Glitter
IMDb4.3

Glitter

2001
America's Culinary Cup
IMDb7.0

America's Culinary Cup

2026
Girl Most Likely
IMDb5.6

Girl Most Likely

2012
Boom
IMDb5.1

Boom

2003
The Mistress of Spices
IMDb6.2

The Mistress of Spices

2005
Unzipped
IMDb5.4

Unzipped

1995
I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza
0

I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza

2026
Third Rail with OZY
IMDb7.0

Third Rail with OZY

2017
Sharpe's Challenge
IMDb6.2

Sharpe's Challenge

2006
Her Name Is Chef
0

Her Name Is Chef

2021
Planet Food: Spice Trails
IMDb7.5

Planet Food: Spice Trails

2012