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Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi

1970-09-01 / Madras, Tamil Nadu, India [now Chennai]

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. 

Appearances

Sharpe
Sharpe (1993)
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
The View
The View (1997)
Today
Today (1952)
Domenica In
Domenica In (1976)
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall (2019)
30 Rock
30 Rock (2006)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)
Good Mythical Morning
Good Mythical Morning (2012)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Selena + Chef
Selena + Chef (2020)
Busy Tonight
Busy Tonight (2018)
Pirates: Blood Brothers
Pirates: Blood Brothers (1999)
Project Runway
Project Runway (2004)
Hot Ones
Hot Ones (2015)
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (2006)
Big Mouth
Big Mouth (2017)
Top Chef
Top Chef (2006)
Sherri
Sherri (2022)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Drop the Mic
Drop the Mic (2017)
Match Game
Match Game (2016)
Hollywood Game Night
Hollywood Game Night (2013)
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry (2016)
Snacked
Snacked (2021)
Trailblazer Honors
Trailblazer Honors (2014)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2013)
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Life in Pieces
Life in Pieces (2015)
Third Rail with OZY
Third Rail with OZY (2017)
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020)
Clean Slate
Clean Slate (2025)