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Padma Lakshmi

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birth DateSep 1, 1970 (56 years old)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthMadras, Tamil Nadu, India [now Chennai]
Career Span1952 – Present (75 yrs)
Known Credits55 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 1.5

Padma Lakshmi

Total Works

55

9 movies • 46 shows

Avg Rating

6.2 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Family Guy
7.4
Family Guy
1999•series
as Padma Lakshmi (voice)
Big Mouth
7.6
Big Mouth
2017•series
as Priya (voice)
Star Trek: Enterprise
7.5
as Kaitaama
30 Rock
7.5
30 Rock
2006•series
as Padma Lakshmi

Photos & Headshots6

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 55 titles featuring Padma Lakshmi

Family Guy
7.4
1 eps
Family Guy
1999•series

as Padma Lakshmi (voice)

Big Mouth
7.6
1 eps
Big Mouth
2017•series

as Priya (voice)

Star Trek: Enterprise
7.5
1 eps

as Kaitaama

30 Rock
7.5
1 eps
30 Rock
2006•series

as Padma Lakshmi

The Daily Show
6.4
1 eps
The Daily Show
1996•series

as Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live
6.9
1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975•series

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
1 eps

as Self - Guest

RuPaul's Drag Race
7.5
1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009•series

as Self - Guest Judge

Girl Most Likely
5.6
Girl Most Likely
2012•movie

as Padma Lakshmi

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6
2 eps

as Self

Glitter
4.3
Glitter
2001•movie

as Sylk

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3
1 eps

as Self - Guest

The Mistress of Spices
6.2

as Geeta

Life in Pieces
7.2
1 eps
Life in Pieces
2015•series

as Stephanie

The View
4.3
2 eps
The View
1997•series

as Self

Project Runway
6.3
1 eps
Project Runway
2004•series

as Self

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
7.7
2 eps

as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4.9
17 eps

as Self - Guest

Good Mythical Morning
6.9
1 eps

as Self

Hot Ones
7.1
1 eps
Hot Ones
2015•series

as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.2
1 eps

as Self

Top Chef
6.9
288 eps
Top Chef
2006•series

as Self - Host

Selena + Chef
8.7
1 eps
Selena + Chef
2020•series

as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6
1 eps
Sharpe's Challenge
6.2
Sharpe's Challenge
2006•movie

as Madhuvanthi

A Little Late with Lilly Singh
3.4
1 eps

as Self

Sharpe
8.0
2 eps
Sharpe
1993•series

as Madhuvanthi

Today
5.6
1 eps
Today
1952•series

as Self

Match Game
6.5
1 eps
Match Game
2016•series

as Self - Panelist

Boom
5.1
Boom
2003•movie

as Shiela Bardez

Hollywood Game Night
6.5
1 eps

as Self

The Tamron Hall Show
4.7
1 eps

as Self - Guest

The Ten Commandments
5.7
2 eps

as Princess Bithia

Clean Slate
6.3
1 eps
Clean Slate
2025•series
Unzipped
5.4
Unzipped
1995•movie

as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
5.3
1 eps

as Self

Sherri
2.6
1 eps
Sherri
2022•series

as Self - Guest

Drop the Mic
6.4
1 eps
Drop the Mic
2017•series

as Self

Pirates: Blood Brothers
6.2
4 eps

as Malinche

Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
8.1
20 eps

as Self - Host

Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
8.4
1 eps

as Self - Guest

Hollywood Squares
4.4
3 eps
Hollywood Squares
2025•series

as Self

America's Culinary Cup
7.0
11 eps

as Self - Host

Steve
6.0
1 eps
Steve
2017•series

as Self

Last Meals
6.3
1 eps
Last Meals
2021•series

as Self

Planet Food: Spice Trails
7.5

as Herself

Busy Tonight
5.5
1 eps
Busy Tonight
2018•series

as Self - Guest

Trailblazer Honors
7.5
1 eps
Trailblazer Honors
2014•series

as Self - Presenter

Snacked
10.0
1 eps
Snacked
2021•series

as Self

Third Rail with OZY
7.0
1 eps
Third Rail with OZY
2017•series

as Herself

Her Name Is Chef
Her Name Is Chef
2021•movie

as Self

Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty

as Self

Domenica In
1 eps
Domenica In
1976•series

as Self

I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza
1 eps

as Self - Guest

The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
1 eps

as Self