Acting credits
48
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Padma Lakshmi
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.7
Low visibility
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Movies: 9Series: 40Crew credits: 1
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: 6.42
Wikidata: Q464835
Other jobs
Creator (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.
Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty
as Self
2025 Movie
Her Name Is Chef
as Self
2021 Movie
5.6
Girl Most Likely
as Padma Lakshmi
2012 Movie
7.5
Planet Food: Spice Trails
as Herself
2012 Movie
6.2
Sharpe's Challenge
as Madhuvanthi
2006 Movie
6.2
The Mistress of Spices
as Geeta
2005 Movie
5.2
Boom
as Shiela Bardez
2003 Movie
4.3
Glitter
as Sylk
2001 Movie
5.2
Unzipped
as Self
1995 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Padma Lakshmi.
In 3 weeks
America’s Culinary Cup
Creator
2026 Series
6.4
Clean Slate
1 eps
2025 Series
6.3
Hollywood Squares
as Self • 3 eps
2025 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
10.0
Snacked
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.7
Selena + Chef
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
8.1
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
as Self - Host • 20 eps
2020 Series
3.5
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
4.9
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
5.5
Busy Tonight
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.5
Drop the Mic
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.6
Big Mouth
as Priya (voice) • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.0
Third Rail with OZY
as Herself • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.4
Match Game
as Self - Panelist • 1 eps
2016 Series
8.4
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.1
Life in Pieces
as Stephanie • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Hot Ones
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Trailblazer Honors
as Self - Presenter • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self • 2 eps
2013 Series
6.5
Hollywood Game Night
as Self • 1 eps
2013 Series
6.9
Good Mythical Morning
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 17 eps
2009 Series
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2009 Series