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Padma Lakshmi
Actor, ProducerBorn September 1, 1970 (54 years)
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
| 2024 | The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2024 | The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2022 | The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | The Good Dish (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Last Meals (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2021 | Top Chef Family Style (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2021 | 2021 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | Women in Entertainment: The Next Generation · as Self - Host |
| 2021 | Her Name Is Chef · as Self |
| 2021 | For Real: The Story of Reality TV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Selena + Chef (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Unfiltered (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2020 | The George Lucas Talk Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Josh Gates Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Taste The Nation |
| 2019 | The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | The Food That Built America (TV Series) · as Self - Host: Top Chef |
| 2019 | Always Be My Maybe · as Padma Lakshmi |
| 2018 | Busy Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2018 | The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2018 | 2018 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | Ugly Delicious (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | The Burger Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade · as Self |
| 2017 | Drop the Mic (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2017 | Steve (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Back to Back Chef (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2016 | Match Game (2016) (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2016 | Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2015 | The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2015 | Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (TV Series) · as Self - Guest, It's Neil's Mom |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | The Meredith Vieira Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Queen Latifah Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2012 | Katie (2012) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Girl Most Likely · as Padma Lakshmi |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Good Mythical Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Lidia Celebrates America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Erin Burnett OutFront (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Chew (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2011 | Anderson (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 2011 | Rocco's Dinner Party (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | Talk Stoop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Lopez Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | The Dr. Oz Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Royal Pains (TV Series) · as Padma Lakshmi |
| 2009 | A-List Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The 2009 Independent Spirit Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2008 | A-List Awards · as Self |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Padma Lakshmi |
| 2006 | Top Chef (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Project Runway (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self - Author |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Unzipped · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Self - Clue Giver |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | Domenica In (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |