Padma Lakshmi

Known for: Acting
Born: September 1, 1970
Birthplace: 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.

Filmography

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Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty 2025
as Self
Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together 2021
as Self
Her Name Is Chef 2021
as Self
Girl Most Likely 2013
as Padma Lakshmi
Planet Food: Spice Trails 2012
as Herself
Sharpe's Challenge 2006
as Madhuvanthi
The Mistress of Spices 2005
as Geeta
Boom 2003
as Shiela Bardez
Glitter 2001
as Sylk
Unzipped 1995
as Self

Credits from TMDB.