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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Family Guy (1999) — Padma Lakshmi (voice)
2. Big Mouth (2017) — Priya (voice)
3. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) — Kaitaama
4. 30 Rock (2006) — Padma Lakshmi
5. The Daily Show (1996) — Self - Guest
6. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Cameo (uncredited)
7. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self - Guest
8. RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) — Self - Guest Judge
9. Girl Most Likely (2012) — Padma Lakshmi
10. The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) — Self
11. Glitter (2001) — Sylk
12. The Mistress of Spices (2005) — Geeta
13. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest
14. Life in Pieces (2015) — Stephanie
15. The View (1997) — Self
16. Project Runway (2004) — Self
17. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2013) — Self
18. Good Mythical Morning (2012) — Self
19. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) — Self - Guest
20. Hot Ones (2015) — Self
21. The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self
22. Selena + Chef (2020) — Self
23. Top Chef (2006) — Self - Host
24. LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
25. Sharpe's Challenge (2006) — Madhuvanthi
26. A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019) — Self
27. Sharpe (1993) — Madhuvanthi
28. Today (1952) — Self
29. Match Game (2016) — Self - Panelist
30. Boom (2003) — Shiela Bardez
31. Hollywood Game Night (2013) — Self
32. The Ten Commandments (2006) — Princess Bithia
33. Unzipped (1995) — Self
34. Clean Slate (2025)
35. Tamron Hall (2019) — Self - Guest
36. The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999) — Self
37. Sherri (2022) — Self - Guest
38. Drop the Mic (2017) — Self
39. Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020) — Self - Host
40. Pirates: Blood Brothers (1999) — Malinche