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