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Padma Lakshmi was born in 1970 in Madras, India. She is an actress, author and model.

Biography and Career :

She attended the Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA and was studying in Spain when she was discovered. Magazines like Vogue, Elle and Glamour had her in their pages and she soon became a famous fashion model. Her career started and since then she modeled for names like Emmanuel Ungaro, Ralph Lauren, Alberta Ferretti and Roberto Cavalli.

On April 17, 2004 she got married to Salman Rushdie, a novelist.

She wrote a cookbook, "Easy Exotic" which received an award for Best First Book at the 1999 World Cookbook Awards at Versailles. The Food Network series, 'Padma's Passport' and 'Domenica In' is hosted by her.

Some of the movies in which she was seen are "Star Trek: Enterprise", "Glitter", "Boom". She has a film production company and a cinematic partnership with her husband.

Trivia :

- She is a married woman.
- She knows four languages: English, Italian, Spanish and Tamil.
- When she was a child she was involved in a car accident and has a scar on the inside arm.
- She had a role in "Glitter" along Mariah Carey.

Quotes :

- "In southern Spain, they made me eat a bull's testicles. They were really garlicky, which I don't like. I prefer to take a bull by the horns, not by, um..."

- "I'm an educated woman. If you want to talk to me about the best nail polish I can do that, but if you want to talk about Proust, I can do that too. I don't believe that the two are mutually exclusive."

Filmography :

- Top Chef (1 episode, 2006)
- Sharpe's Challenge (2006) (TV)
- The Ten Commandments (2006) (TV)
- The Mistress of Spices (2005)
- Boom (2003/I)
- Enterprise (1 episode, 2002)
- Glitter (2001)
- Melting Pot (2001) TV Series
- Caraibi (1999) (mini) TV Series
- Figlio di Sandokan, Il (1998) (mini) TV Series
- Linda e il brigadiere (1 episode)

Self Filmography :

- Last Call with Carson Daly (1 episode, 2007)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live (1 episode, 2007)
- Top Chef (1 episode, 2006)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 episode, 2006)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1 episode, 2001)
- Unzipped (1995) (uncredited).
_{Padma Lakshmi Image : style.com}

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Tags: 1970, India, Author, Actress, 'Glitter'

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Category: Others  - (Archive Others)

Date Added: 13 April '07

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