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Padma Parvati Lakshmi Vaidynathan, known professionally as Padma Lakshmi, is an American author, actress, model, and television host. She is the host of the US cooking competition program Top Chef.
Born
Tuesday, 01 September 1970
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Jeopardy! Masters | Self - Clue Giver / Cookbook Author / Top Chef Host | 2023 |
Firebuds | Chef Pavani | 2022 |
Sherri | Self | 2022 |
Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness | Self - Author / Activist / TV Host | 2022 |
Top Chef Family Style | Self - Guest Judge | 2021 |
Her Name Is Chef | Self | 2021 |
The Good Dish | Self | 2021 |
For Real: The Story of Reality TV | Self | 2021 |
The Drew Barrymore Show | Self | 2020 |
Selena + Chef | Self | 2020 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Jeopardy! Masters | Self - Clue Giver / Cookbook Author / Top Chef Host | 2023 |
Firebuds | Chef Pavani | 2022 |
Sherri | Self | 2022 |
Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness | Self - Author / Activist / TV Host | 2022 |
Top Chef Family Style | Self - Guest Judge | 2021 |
Her Name Is Chef | Self | 2021 |
The Good Dish | Self | 2021 |
For Real: The Story of Reality TV | Self | 2021 |
The Drew Barrymore Show | Self | 2020 |
Selena + Chef | Self | 2020 |
The Carlos Watson Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
Nickelodeon's Unfiltered | Self | 2020 |
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi | Self - Host / Self | 2020 |
Josh Gates Tonight | Self - Taste the Nation | 2020 |
A Little Late with Lilly Singh | Self | 2019 |
Tamron Hall | Self | 2019 |
The Food That Built America | Self - Host: Top Chef | 2019 |
Busy Tonight | Self - Guest | 2018 |
Ugly Delicious | Self | 2018 |
The Burger Show | Self - Guest | 2018 |
Complex x Fuse | Self | 2017 |
Drop the Mic | Self | 2017 |
Big Mouth | Priya | 2017 |
Match Game | Self - Celebrity Panelist | 2016 |
Hollywood Medium | Self | 2015 |
Life in Pieces | Stephanie | 2015 |
Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris | Self - Guest, It's Neil's Mom | 2015 |
FabLife | Self | 2015 |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self / Self - Guest | 2015 |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015 |
Hot Ones | Self - Guest | 2015 |
The Meredith Vieira Show | Self - Author / Self | 2014 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
The Queen Latifah Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self - Guest / Guest Performer | 2013 |
Hollywood Game Night | Self - Celebrity Player | 2013 |
Katie | Self | 2012 |
Girl Most Likely | Padma Lakshmi | 2012 |
Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
Good Mythical Morning | Self | 2012 |
Lidia Celebrates America | Self | 2011 |
Last Chance Kitchen | Self - Judge | 2011 |
The Chew | Self - Guest / Herself - Top Chef | 2011 |
Anderson Live | Self - Guest / Self - Co-Host | 2011 |
Rocco's Dinner Party | Self | 2011 |
Talk Stoop | Self | 2009 |
The Dr. Oz Show | Self | 2009 |
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest / Self | 2009 |
Top Chef Masters | Host, Top Chef / Self - Guest Judge | 2009 |
Royal Pains | Padma Lakshmi | 2009 |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself - Guest | 2009 |
RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Guest Judge | 2009 |
The Wendy Williams Show | Self | 2008 |
Chelsea Lately | Herself - Guest | 2007 |
30 Rock | Padma Lakshmi | 2006 |
Sharpe's Challenge | Madhuvanthi | 2006 |
The Mistress of Spices | Geeta | 2006 |
The Ten Commandments | Princess Bithia | 2006 |
Top Chef | Self - Host / Self / Self - Judge / Judge | 2006 |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | 2005 |
Project Runway | Self | 2004 |
Fashion News Live | Self | 2004 |
The Insider | Herself | 2004 |
People Cover Story: Bachelorette Baby Boom | Shiela Bardez | 2003 |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Herself - Author / Herself - Hostess, Top Chef / Herself / Self | 2003 |
Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself | 2003 |
Glitter | Sylk | 2001 |
Star Trek: Enterprise | Kaitaama | 2001 |
Wasteland | Phoebe | 1999 |
Family Guy | Padma Lakshmi | 1999 |
Pirates: Blood Brothers | Malinche | 1999 |
The View | Herself - Guest Co-Hostess / Herself - Author | 1997 |
The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
Unzipped | Self | 1995 |
Extra | Self | 1994 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993 |
Late Show with David Letterman | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
Sharpe | Madhuvanthi | 1993 |
Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest / Self | 1988 |
Entertainment Tonight | Self / Herself | 1981 |
Saturday Night Live | Self | 1975 |
Jeopardy! | Herself - Clue Giver (voice) | 1964 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi | 2020 |
Top Chef | 2006 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program | Nominated |
2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Competition Program | Nominated |
2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program | Nominated |
2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Competition Program | Nominated |
2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Nominated |
2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Nominated |
2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Reality Competition Program | Nominated |
2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Reality Competition Program | Nominated |
2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Nominated |
2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Nominated |
2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program | Nominated |
2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Nominated |