Acting credits
55
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Padma Lakshmi
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
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Movies: 9Series: 46Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 58780
IMDb ID: nm0482290
Known for: Acting
Born: September 1, 1970
Age: 55
Place of birth: Madras, Tamil Nadu, India [now Chennai]
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1952 - 2026
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.38
Wikidata: Q464835
Other jobs
Creator (1)Executive Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Padma Lakshmi.
as Self
Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty
2025 • Movie
as Self
Her Name Is Chef
2021 • Movie
as Padma Lakshmi
Girl Most Likely
2012 • Movie
as Herself
Planet Food: Spice Trails
2012 • Movie
as Madhuvanthi
Sharpe's Challenge
2006 • Movie
as Geeta
The Mistress of Spices
2005 • Movie
as Shiela Bardez
Boom
2003 • Movie
as Sylk
Glitter
2001 • Movie
as Self
Unzipped
1995 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Padma Lakshmi.
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza
2026 • Series
as Self - Host • 11 eps
America's Culinary Cup
2026 • Series
1 eps
Clean Slate
2025 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Hollywood Squares
2025 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Sherri
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Last Meals
2021 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Snacked
2021 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Selena + Chef
2020 • Series
as Self - Host • 20 eps
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Tamron Hall
2019 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Busy Tonight
2018 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Drop the Mic
2017 • Series
as Priya (voice) • 1 eps
Big Mouth
2017 • Series
as Herself • 1 eps
Third Rail with OZY
2017 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Steve
2017 • Series
as Self - Panelist • 1 eps
Match Game
2016 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016 • Series
as Stephanie • 1 eps
Life in Pieces
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Hot Ones
2015 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 1 eps
Trailblazer Honors
2014 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013 • Series