Biography
Padma Lakshmi
Acting
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.
Career works
53
Movies
9
Series
44
Career average
6.4/10
Birth date
09/01/1970
Place of birth
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India [now Chennai]
Filmography highlights
Movies
Series
I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza
2026
America's Culinary Cup
2026 · 7.0
Clean Slate
2025 · 6.4
Hollywood Squares
2025 · 4.0
Sherri
2022 · 2.6
Snacked
2021 · 10.0
Selena + Chef
2020 · 8.7
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
2020 · 8.1
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 · 3.4
Tamron Hall
2019 · 4.7
Busy Tonight
2018 · 5.5
Drop the Mic
2017 · 6.5
Big Mouth
2017 · 7.6
Third Rail with OZY
2017 · 7.0
Steve
2017 · 6.0