Padma Lakshmi Bio

Padma Parvati Lakshmi is a Indian from Chennai who was born on September 1, 1970. Lakshmi was two years old at the time her parents separated. Her mother moved to America to escape the shame of divorcing in India. Lakshmi lived in Chennai with her maternal grandparents for two years, before she moved to the United States. Her parents later got married, and she has a younger half-brother and half-sister on her father's side. Lakshmi's name is associated with the Hindu goddess, prosperity and wealth. She was born in New York and raised in Los Angeles. Her family visited her in India several times a year, and returned for several months. Padma Lakshmi became interested in acting in 1999. She was first seen in the movie "Figlio di Sandokan", an Italian pirate film. Next, she played a part in 'Caraibi’ (Pirates Blood Brothers), the drama about pirates of the 17th century. In 2001, she portrayed an amusing part in the American movie 'Glitter,' as a disco singer. Padma is the mother of a daughter, Krishna Thea Lakshmi Dell, who is married to Adam Dell, a venture capitalist. Krishna was born February 20th, the 20th of February, 2010. She was also married to Teddy Forstmann who is the former chairman and CEO of IMG. Lakshmi and American venture capitalist Adam Dell have a daughter, Krishna. Lakshmi later disclosed the identity of her father to her daughter, though she kept it a secret initially. The daughter of Dell, she said, "Everything's better with her around." "Anything that happens from the start of each day until the end. I am not interested in anything else that her.