Padma Lakshmi
Known for: Acting
Born: September 1, 1970
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
9 movies · 46 TV shows, newest first
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I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza
2026
7.0
America's Culinary Cup
2026
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Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty
2025
6.3
Clean Slate
2025
4.4
Hollywood Squares
2025
2.6
Sherri
2022
5.5
Last Meals
2021
10.0
Snacked
2021
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Her Name Is Chef
2021
8.7
Selena + Chef
2020
8.1
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
2020
3.4
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
4.5
Tamron Hall
2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
5.5
Busy Tonight
2018
6.5
Drop the Mic
2017
7.6
Big Mouth
2017
7.0
Third Rail with OZY
2017
6.0
Steve
2017
6.4
Match Game
2016
8.4
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
7.1
Life in Pieces
2015
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
7.1
Hot Ones
2015
7.5
Trailblazer Honors
2014
7.7
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
6.5
Hollywood Game Night
2013
5.6
Girl Most Likely
2012
7.5
Planet Food: Spice Trails
2012
6.9
Good Mythical Morning
2012
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
7.5
30 Rock
2006
6.2
Sharpe's Challenge
2006
5.7
The Ten Commandments
2006
6.9
Top Chef
2006
6.2
The Mistress of Spices
2005
6.3
Project Runway
2004
5.1
Boom
2003
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
7.5
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
4.3
Glitter
2001
5.3
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
7.4
Family Guy
1999
6.1
Pirates: Blood Brothers
1999
4.3
The View
1997
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
5.4
Unzipped
1995
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
8.0
Sharpe
1993
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
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Domenica In
1976
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
5.6
Today
1952
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The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
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