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Padma Lakshmi

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Padma Lakshmi
Holiday Edition where each episode will highlight unique traditions through the lens of a different immigrant culture and city, like Korean New Year in Los Angeles and Cuban Christmas in Miami.
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Taste the Nation: Holiday Edition (2021– )
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Padma Lakshmi was born on 1 September 1970 in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India. She is a producer and actress, known for Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), Glitter (2001) and Sharpe (1993). She was previously married to Salman Rushdie.
BornSeptember 1, 1970
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  • Nominated for 14 Primetime Emmys

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Padma Lakshmi in Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020)
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Padma Lakshmi in Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020)
Padma Lakshmi in Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020)
Jessie Baird, Padma Lakshmi, and Tracey Kelley in Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020)
Padma Lakshmi in Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020)
Padma Lakshmi in Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020)
Padma Lakshmi in Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020)
Padma Lakshmi in Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020)
Padma Lakshmi in Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020)
Jessie Baird and Padma Lakshmi in Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020)
Padma Lakshmi in Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020)

Known for

Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Connor Trinneer, and Linda Park in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
Star Trek: Enterprise
7.5
TV Series
  • Kaitaama
Glitter (2001)
Glitter
2.4
  • Sylk
  • 2001
Sean Bean in Sharpe (1993)
Sharpe
8.4
TV Series
  • Madhuvanthi
Top Chef (2006)
Top Chef
7.7
TV Series
  • Producer

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Producer

  • Top Chef (2006)
    Top Chef
  • Padma Lakshmi in Taste the Nation: Holiday Edition (2021)
    Taste the Nation: Holiday Edition
  • Padma Lakshmi in Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020)
    Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi

Actress

  • Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant (2022)
    Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant
  • Artifact (2018)
    Artifact
    • (voice)
  • American Mirror: Intimations of Immortality (2018)
    American Mirror: Intimations of Immortality
  • James Brolin, Dianne Wiest, Colin Hanks, Thomas Sadoski, Betsy Brandt, Zoe Lister-Jones, Dan Bakkedahl, Angelique Cabral, Holly J. Barrett, Giselle Eisenberg, and Niall Cunningham in Life in Pieces (2015)
    Life in Pieces
  • Who Is?
    • (voice)
  • Mark Feuerstein in Royal Pains (2009)
    Royal Pains
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    • (voice)
  • Matt Dillon, Annette Bening, Kristen Wiig, and Darren Criss in Girl Most Likely (2012)
    Girl Most Likely
  • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
    30 Rock
  • Sean Bean in Sharpe (1993)
    Sharpe
  • The Ten Commandments (2006)
    The Ten Commandments
  • Dylan McDermott and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in The Mistress of Spices (2005)
    The Mistress of Spices
  • People Cover Story: Bachelorette Baby Boom (2003)
    People Cover Story: Bachelorette Baby Boom
  • Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Connor Trinneer, and Linda Park in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
    Star Trek: Enterprise
  • Glitter (2001)
    Glitter

Soundtrack

  • Glitter (2001)
    Glitter

Videos25

Official Trailer
Trailer 1:55
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:37
Official Trailer
Sharpe's Challenge
Trailer 1:55
Sharpe's Challenge
Top Chef: Season 18
Trailer 2:56
Top Chef: Season 18
Taste The Nation With Padma Lakshmi
Trailer 1:31
Taste The Nation With Padma Lakshmi
Top Chef: Season 17
Trailer 2:38
Top Chef: Season 17
Planet Food: The Story Of Tea
Trailer 0:45
Planet Food: The Story Of Tea
Top Chef
Trailer 1:46
Top Chef
Top Chef: Finale Part 1
Trailer 1:06
Top Chef: Finale Part 1
Top Chef: Super Bowl Chef Showdown
Trailer 1:10
Top Chef: Super Bowl Chef Showdown
Top Chef: Show Your Craft
Trailer 1:05
Top Chef: Show Your Craft
TOP CHEF: Season 16
Trailer 2:32
TOP CHEF: Season 16

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Lakshmi Films
    • Official Instagram
    • September 1, 1970
    • Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Salman RushdieApril 17, 2004 - 2008 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Wrote the best-selling cookbook, "Easy Exotic: A Model's Low-fat Recipes From Around The World".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 4 Interviews
    • 13 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Speaks five languages: English, Hindi, Tamil, Italian and Spanish.
  • Quotes
    "In India and Italy, where I lived for a long time, we like healthier, more voluptuous types." (2007)

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