Acting

Padma Lakshmi

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

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.

Credits

Newest first

I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza
as Self - Guest
2026
America's Culinary Cup
as Self - Host
2026
America's Culinary Cup
Creator
2026
Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty
as Self
2025
Clean Slate
2025
Clean Slate
as Doctor
2025
Hollywood Squares
as Self
2025
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
Last Meals
as Self
2021
Snacked
as Self
2021
Her Name Is Chef
as Self
2021
Selena + Chef
as Self
2020
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
as Self - Host
2020
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
Executive Producer
2020
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
2019
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Busy Tonight
as Self - Guest
2018
Drop the Mic
as Self
2017
Big Mouth
as Priya (voice)
2017
Third Rail with OZY
as Herself
2017
Steve
as Self
2017
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
2016
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
as Self - Guest
2016
Life in Pieces
as Stephanie
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
Trailblazer Honors
as Self - Presenter
2014
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
2013
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
2013
Girl Most Likely
as Padma Lakshmi
2012
Planet Food: Spice Trails
as Herself
2012
Good Mythical Morning
as Self
2012
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
30 Rock
as Padma Lakshmi
2006
Sharpe's Challenge
as Madhuvanthi
2006
The Ten Commandments
as Princess Bithia
2006
Top Chef
as Self - Host
2006
Top Chef
Executive Producer
2006
The Mistress of Spices
as Geeta
2005
Project Runway
as Self
2004
Boom
as Shiela Bardez
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Kaitaama
2001
Glitter
as Sylk
2001
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self
1999
Family Guy
as Padma Lakshmi (voice)
1999
Pirates: Blood Brothers
as Malinche
1999
The View
as Self
1997
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
1996
Unzipped
as Self
1995
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Sharpe
as Madhuvanthi
1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Domenica In
as Self
1976
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Today
as Self
1952
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
as Self
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