Padma Lakshmi Bio
Padma Parvati Lakshmi was born on September 1, 1970, in Chennai, India. Her parents divorced after she turned just 2 years old. Her mother moved to America to escape the shame of divorcing in India. Lakshmi was a part of her maternal grandparents in Chennai for two years prior to moving with her mother to the United States. The couple divorced, and she has two younger siblings. Lakshmi is a name shared by the Hindu goddess of wealth and wealth. She grew up in New York, then moved to Los Angeles with her stepfather and mother. Her family visited her in India often throughout the year, and returned for a few months. Padma Lakshmi became interested in acting in 1999. She was first seen in the movie "Figlio di Sandokan" which was an Italian pirate film. Then, she appeared in 'Caraibi (Pirates Blood Brothers), an episode about 17th-century pirates. In Italy the show received the highest ratings, and she hosted the show 'Domenica In'. In 2001, her character was an ac...