Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
September 1, 1970
Age
56
Place of Birth
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India [now Chennai]
Popularity
1.2
Padma Lakshmi
Acting
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.
Latest News
Known For
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV
6.4
The Daily Show
1996 · TV
7.4
Family Guy
1999 · TV
6.2
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV
4.3
The View
1997 · TV
6.9
Good Mythical Morning
2012 · TV
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV
2.6
Sherri
2022 · TV
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · TV
4.7
The Tamron Hall Show
2019 · TV
Filmography
2026
I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza
TV · Self - Guest
0.0
2026
America's Culinary Cup
TV · Self - Host
7.0
2025
Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty
Movie · Self
0.0
2025
Clean Slate
TV
6.3
2025
Clean Slate
TV · Doctor
6.3
2025
Hollywood Squares
TV · Self
4.4
2022
Sherri
TV · Self - Guest
2.6
2021
Last Meals
TV · Self
6.3
2021
Snacked
TV · Self
10.0
2021
Her Name Is Chef
Movie · Self
0.0
2020
Selena + Chef
TV · Self
8.7
2020
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
TV · Self - Host
8.1
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV · Self
3.4
2019
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · Self - Guest
4.7
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · Self
6.2
2018
Busy Tonight
TV · Self - Guest
5.5
2017
Drop the Mic
TV · Self
6.4
2017
Big Mouth
TV · Priya (voice)
7.6
2017
Third Rail with OZY
TV · Herself
7.0
2017
Steve
TV · Self
6.0
2016
Match Game
TV · Self - Panelist
6.5
2016
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
TV · Self - Guest
8.4
2015
Life in Pieces
TV · Stephanie
7.2
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · Self - Guest
6.1