Lidia Bastianich
Acting·February 21, 1947 — 79 years old·Pula, Croatia
Lidia Bastianich is an Italian-American celebrity chef, television host, author, and restaurateur. Specializing in Italian and Italian-American cuisine, Bastianich has been a regular contributor to public television cooking shows since 1998.
Known For
MasterChef
2010·7.1
MasterChef Australia
2009·7.0
Finding Your Roots
2012·6.5
The Talk
2010·3.0
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019·3.3
Junior MasterChef Italia
2014·7.3
In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs
1995·7.7
Family Food Fight
2020·8.0
Foodish
2025·8.5
25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee
2023·8.0
Martha's Guests: Master Chefs
2006·10.0
Filmography · 17
2025MarcellaSelf2025FoodishTV202325 Years with Lidia: A Culinary JubileeSelf2020Family Food FightTV2019Today with Jenna & SheinelleTVSelf2018The Metropolitan Opera: The Elixir of LoveSelf - Guest appearance (cook) · Chef2018A Fine Line2014Junior MasterChef ItaliaTVJudge2013Lidia's KitchenTVSelf - Host · Executive Producer2012Finding Your RootsTVSelf2010Nonna Tell Me a Story: Lidia's Christmas KitchenHerself · Writer · Novel · Executive Producer2010The TalkTVSelf2010MasterChefTVSelf · Self - Guest Judge2009MasterChef AustraliaTV2006Martha's Guests: Master ChefsHerself2000MasterChef USATVSelf - Guest Judge1995In Julia's Kitchen with Master ChefsTVSelf