
Padma Lakshmi
September 1, 1970Madras, Tamil Nadu, India [now Chennai]
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.
Filmography

Sharpe
1993 · 8.0

Big Mouth
2017 · 7.6

30 Rock
2006 · 7.5

Star Trek: Enterprise
2001 · 7.5

Family Guy
1999 · 7.4

Life in Pieces
2015 · 7.2

Clean Slate
2025 · 6.3

The Mistress of Spices
2005 · 6.2

Pirates: Blood Brothers
1999 · 6.2

Sharpe's Challenge
2006 · 6.2

The Ten Commandments
2006 · 5.7

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · 5.6

Girl Most Likely
2013 · 5.6

Boom
2003 · 5.1

Glitter
2001 · 4.3