Padma Lakshmi

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. 

Known For

Family Guy

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

Saturday Night Live

Steve

Good Mythical Morning

The View

All Movies (9)

• Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty2025 · as Self
• Her Name Is Chef2021 · as Self
• Girl Most Likely2012 · as Padma Lakshmi
• Planet Food: Spice Trails2012 · as Herself
• Sharpe's Challenge2006 · as Madhuvanthi
• The Mistress of Spices2005 · as Geeta
• Boom2003 · as Shiela Bardez
• Glitter2001 · as Sylk
• Unzipped1995 · as Self

All TV Shows (47)

• I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza2026 · as Self - Guest
• America's Culinary Cup2026 · as Self - Host
• Clean Slate2025
• Clean Slate2025 · as Doctor
• Hollywood Squares2025 · as Self
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• Last Meals2021 · as Self
• Snacked2021 · as Self
• Selena + Chef2020 · as Self
• Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi2020 · as Self - Host
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh2019 · as Self
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• Busy Tonight2018 · as Self - Guest
• Drop the Mic2017 · as Self
• Big Mouth2017 · as Priya (voice)
• Third Rail with OZY2017 · as Herself
• Steve2017 · as Self
• Match Game2016 · as Self - Panelist
• Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry2016 · as Self - Guest
• Life in Pieces2015 · as Stephanie
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• Trailblazer Honors2014 · as Self - Presenter
• Whose Line Is It Anyway?2013 · as Self
• Hollywood Game Night2013 · as Self
• Good Mythical Morning2012 · as Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Guest Judge
• 30 Rock2006 · as Padma Lakshmi
• The Ten Commandments2006 · as Princess Bithia
• Top Chef2006 · as Self - Host
• Project Runway2004 · as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Star Trek: Enterprise2001 · as Kaitaama
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn1999 · as Self
• Family Guy1999 · as Padma Lakshmi (voice)
• Pirates: Blood Brothers1999 · as Malinche
• The View1997 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Sharpe1993 · as Madhuvanthi
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988
• Domenica In1976 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• Today1952 · as Self
• The George Lucas Talk Show: Live— · as Self