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.Β
Filmography (53)
I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza
2026
America's Culinary Cup
2026
Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty
2025
Clean Slate
2025
Hollywood Squares
2025
Sherri
2022
Her Name Is Chef
2021
Snacked
2021
Selena + Chef
2020
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
2020
Tamron Hall
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
Busy Tonight
2018
Big Mouth
2017
Drop the Mic
2017
Third Rail with OZY
2017
Steve
2017
Match Game
2016
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Hot Ones
2015
Life in Pieces
2015
Trailblazer Honors
2014
Hollywood Game Night
2013
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
Girl Most Likely
2012
Planet Food: Spice Trails
2012
Good Mythical Morning
2012
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Sharpe's Challenge
2006
30 Rock
2006
The Ten Commandments
2006
Top Chef
2006
The Mistress of Spices
2005
Project Runway
2004
Boom
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Glitter
2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
Pirates: Blood Brothers
1999
Family Guy
1999
The View
1997
The Daily Show
1996
Unzipped
1995
Sharpe
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Domenica In
1976
Saturday Night Live
1975
Today
1952
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live