Padma Lakshmi

Actress

Born: September 1, 1970 (55 years old)

Place of birth: Madras, 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 (17)

• Sharpe (1993, ★ 8)
• Star Trek: Enterprise (2001, ★ 7.5)
• 30 Rock (2006, ★ 7.5)
• Good Mythical Morning (2012, ★ 6.9)
• Big Mouth (2017, ★ 7.6)
• Family Guy (1999, ★ 7.4)
• The Mistress of Spices (2005, ★ 6.2)
• Girl Most Likely (2012, ★ 5.6)
• Sharpe's Challenge (2006, ★ 6.2)
• Hollywood Game Night (2013, ★ 6.5)
• Life in Pieces (2015, ★ 7.1)
• Clean Slate (2025, ★ 6.4)
• Boom (2003, ★ 5)
• Unzipped (1995, ★ 5.2)
• Pirates: Blood Brothers (1999, ★ 5.4)
• The Ten Commandments (2006, ★ 5.4)
• Glitter (2001, ★ 4.3)