Padma Lakshmi
Actor
- Born
- September 1, 1970 (age 56) · 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.
Known for
Acting9
- 2025Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty as Self
- 2021Her Name Is Chef as Self
- 2012Girl Most Likely as Padma Lakshmi
- 2012Planet Food: Spice Trails as Herself
- 2006Sharpe's Challenge as Madhuvanthi
- 2005The Mistress of Spices as Geeta
- 2003Boom as Shiela Bardez
- 2001Glitter as Sylk
- 1995Unzipped as Self