Padma Lakshmi
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.
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Acting History
2025
Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty as Self
2025Clean Slate
2025Clean Slate as Doctor
2022Sherri as Self - Guest
2021Snacked as Self
2021Her Name Is Chef as Self
2020Selena + Chef as Self
2020Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi as Self - Host
2019A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
2019Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2018Busy Tonight as Self - Guest
2017Drop the Mic as Self
2017Big Mouth as Priya (voice)
2017Third Rail with OZY as Herself
2016Match Game as Self - Panelist
2016Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry as Self - Guest
2015Life in Pieces as Stephanie
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015Hot Ones as Self
2014Trailblazer Honors as Self - Presenter
2013Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
2013Hollywood Game Night as Self
2012Girl Most Likely as Padma Lakshmi
2012Planet Food: Spice Trails as Herself
2012Good Mythical Morning as Self
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
200630 Rock as Padma Lakshmi
2006Sharpe's Challenge as Madhuvanthi
2006The Ten Commandments as Princess Bithia
2006Top Chef as Self - Host
2005The Mistress of Spices as Geeta
2004Project Runway as Self
2003Boom as Shiela Bardez
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2001Star Trek: Enterprise as Kaitaama
2001Glitter as Sylk
1999The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
1999Family Guy as Padma Lakshmi (voice)
1999Pirates: Blood Brothers as Malinche
1997The View as Self
1997The View as Self - Guest
1995Unzipped as Self
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993Sharpe
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1976Domenica In as Self
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1952Today as Self