Anitra Joy Weinstein, a sultry, slinky, and slender brunette knockout, was born in California in 1942. She began her career in the 1960s as a model, eventually making her film debut in an uncredited small role as a model in "The Love Machine."
Ford's early work included a memorable performance as the cheery and sassy free-spirited nymphomaniac actress Terry Rich in Jack Hill's delightful babes-behind-bars romp "The Big Bird Cage." She also gave an excellent and impressive performance as the alluring Dr. Susan Harris in the fantastic drive-in exploitation classic "Invasion of the Bee Girls."
In addition to her film work, Ford made a brief but effective appearance as Laura in the offbeat and atmospheric zombie horror shocker "Messiah of Evil." She also appeared as Burt Reynolds' bitchy rich girlfriend Melissa Gaines in Robert Aldrich's terrific "The Longest Yard."
Anitra's greatest enduring popularity, however, came as one of host Bob Barker's beauties on the game show "The Price Is Right." She had guest spots on several TV shows, including "Starsky and Hutch," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Baretta," "Mannix," and "The Odd Couple."
Ford eventually retired from acting in the mid-1970s and pursued a career in real estate. Moreover, she is a published poet, an accomplished photographer, and a successful artist whose work has been displayed in various galleries in Santa Barbara, California.
