Actor
Padma Lakshmi
56 years · Madras, Tamil Nadu, India [now Chennai] · 10 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 10
Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty
2025 · Self
Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together
2021 · Self
On HBO Max
Her Name Is Chef
2021 · Self
Girl Most Likely
2012 · Padma Lakshmi
On Kanopy
Planet Food: Spice Trails
2012 · Herself
Sharpe's Challenge
2006 · Madhuvanthi
The Mistress of Spices
2005 · Geeta
On The CW
Boom
2003 · Shiela Bardez
Glitter
2001 · Sylk
Unzipped
1995 · Self