Patricia Ford

Patricia Ford (born 17 March 1969) is an American glamour model and actress known for her appearances in swimsuit magazines, lingerie catalogs, softcore nude layouts in the Playboy Newsstand Specials, and more explicit layouts in magazines like Mayfair. She has also appeared in a few Playboy videos and in bit parts in feature films. She became a popular electronic pinup in the early Internet age.

She also goes by her alias "Brandi Davis."

Early life

Patricia Ford was Patricia Pualani Ford born on March 17, 1969, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her middle name, Pualani, is Hawaiian for "beautiful flower". She is of German, Irish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Hawaiian ancestry. 

Ford was raised in Honolulu where she attended Moanalua High School. Later, she moved to Waianae and graduated from Waianae High School, Waianae in 1987. 

Career

Modeling 

Ford's modeling career started at a Tropical Teen pageant. She was noticed by Japanese modeling scouts, who offered to send her to work in Japan. She is best known for modeling for Playboy's Special Editions but has appeared in various swimsuit and lingerie catalogs.

Patricia was a booth babe for Eidos Interactive at the 1999 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California.

In 1995 and 2000, Ford was featured in Playboy's video documentaries Playboy Wet & Wild: Hot Holidays and Playboy: No Boys Allowed, 100% Girls, respectively.

Acting

In addition to modeling, Ford appeared in a few feature films and TV series. She made her acting debut in 1994 with a minor role as a student in "The Secret Life of Underpants" episode of TV series The Byrds of Paradise. In the same year, she was seen in "Til Death Do Us Part" episode of One West Waikiki.

In 1997, she was seen in Penthouse's softcore film name Venus Descending, starring Jennifer Behr, Dahlia Grey, and Jacqueline Lovell.

In 1999, she had a bit part in director Ron Shelton's boxing comedy-drama Play It to the Bone, starring Antonio Banderas, Woody Harrelson, and Lolita Davidovich.

She was last seen on the screen in 2001, portraying the character of "Tiger Lily" in "Roses Are Red, You're Dead" episode of TV series Black Scorpion.

Personal life

Ford married her long-time boyfriend Russell Waialae in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 14, 2001. She retired from acting after that. They had their first child, a boy, on November 5, 2006.

Calendars

• 1992 Hawaii's Hardbodies Calendar (January)
• 1992 Island Muscle Cars Calendar (November)
• 1993 Hawaii's Beautiful Women Calendar. (November)
• 1994 Patricia Ford Calendar [distributed by T&M Enterprises]
• 1995 Bikini Open Calendar
• 1995 Surfing magazine Calendar
• 1995 Mikuni Carburator's Iron and Lace calendar (back cover & set of pics)
• 1996 Women of Summer Calendar (November)
• 1997 Patricia Ford Calendar
• 1997 East Meets West' Calendar by Jade Unlimited
• Bikini Open Calendar(s)

Filmography

• One West Waikiki - "'Til Death Do Us Part" (1994) TV Episode
• Playboy Wet & Wild: Hot Holidays (1995) (V) .... Herself
• Patricia Ford: Hawaii's International Supermodel (1996) (V) .... Herself
• Venus Descending (1997) ... aka Penthouse: Venus Descending (USA: DVD title)
• Super Sexy (1998) (V) (as Brandi Davis) .... Model ... aka Suze Randall's Super Sexy (USA: complete title)
• Play It to the Bone (1999) .... Party Guest ... aka Play It (USA: promotional title)
• Playboy: How to Reawaken Your Sexual Powers (1999)
• Playboy: No Boys Allowed, 100% Girls (2000) (V) .... Herself
• Black Scorpion ... aka Roger Corman Presents Black Scorpion (Canada: English title) - Roses Are Red, You're Dead (2001) TV Episode .... African Violet