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Biography

Born

9/1/1970, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Birth Name

Padma Parvati Lakshmi

Gender

Female

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Role
- Top Chef
  Host/Judge
  - S 9: Ep 17 Finale
    2/29/12
  - S 9: Ep 16 Fire and Ice
    2/22/12
  - S 9: Ep 14 Mentors
    2/8/12
  - S 9: Ep 13 Bike, Borrow & Steal
    2/1/12
  - S 9: Ep 12 Block Party
    1/25/12
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- Top Chef
  Host
  - S 8: Ep 3 New York's Finest
    12/15/10
  - S 8: Ep 2 Night at the Museum
    12/8/10
- Top Chef
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 15 Reunion Special
    9/22/10
Guest Star (16)

Role
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 245 Episode #4.245
    6/17/11
  - S 4: Ep 218 Episode #4.218
    5/17/11
  - S 4: Ep 80 Episode #4.080
    12/7/10
  - S 4: Ep 51 Episode #4.051
    11/3/10
- Lopez Tonight
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 106 June 16, 2011
    6/16/11
- Chelsea Lately
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 90 Padma Lakshmi (2)
    6/15/11
- The Talk
  Co-Host
  - S 1: Ep 132 Episode 132
    5/9/11
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Herself / Guest
  - S 20: Ep 32 Elana & Padma
    8/16/10
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 22: Ep 187 June 22, 2010
    6/22/10
  - S 22: Ep 24 October 9, 2009
    10/9/09
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 157 157
    11/25/09
- 30 Rock
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 5 The Problem Solvers
    11/12/09
- Top Chef Masters
  Guest Judge
  - S 1: Ep 10 Top Chef Master
    8/19/09
- The Today Show
  Herself
  - S 58: Ep 165 August 19, 2009
    8/19/09
- The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 168 Morning Show With Mike and Juliet
    4/30/08
  - S 1: Ep 103 Morning Show With Mike and Juliet
    6/13/07
- Project Runway
  Audience Member
  - S 4: Ep 14 Finale (2)
    3/5/08
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 197 Matt Dillon/Padma Lakshmi/Paula DeAnda/Baby Bash
    8/15/06
- Sharpe
  Madhuvanti
  - S 6: Ep 2 Sharpe's Challenge (2)
    4/24/06
  - S 6: Ep 1 Sharpe's Challenge (1)
    4/23/06
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 102 Nathan Lane, Padma Lahshmi, Kris Kristofferson
    4/6/06
- Star Trek: Enterprise
  Kaitaama
  - S 2: Ep 11 Precious Cargo
    12/11/02

Padma Lakshmi News

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By Seth Abramovitch, Feb 22, 2012

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- Padma appears in a short film made to accompany the Elton John song "Rocket Man" for his Las Vegas show The Red Piano. The video also stars Justin Timberlake playing a young Elton.
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- She was ranked #87 on the Maxim magazine "2007 Hot 100" list.
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- Padma was chosen as one of People magazine's annual "100 Most Beautiful People in the World", in May 2007.
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- Padma Lakshmi: In India and Italy, where I lived for a long time, we like healthier, more voluptuous types.
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- Padma Lakshmi: (on the scar she received after a car accident when she was 14 years old) I love my scar. It is so much a part of me. I'm not sure I would remove it even if a doctor could wave a magic wand and delete it from my arm. The scar has singled me out and made me who I am.
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- Padma Lakshmi: An oil massage, a hot bath, a good night's sleep, soft smells, music, and clothes with soft textures denote sensuality to me.
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