Asia Argento and Ashton Whitty

Ashton Blaise Whitty, an actor, was born on the 1st of October 1995, in Berkeley, California. She is an actress known by her roles in Choices (2010), The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2006) as well as Chrissie Mayr's Content House

Asia Argento is an Italian actress and film director who came from a large family of both. She's pursued the two careers for her own. The actress made her debut at the age of nine years old, in Sergio Citti's Sogni e bisogni (1985). In 1988, she was the principal character in Cristina Comencini's first movie Zoo (1988) in addition to well as being part of Michele's casting for The Church (1989). In 1989, she portrayed Nanni Moretti's daughter in Red Wood Pigeon. (Also directed by Moretti). Close Friends (1992) by Michele Placido (both writer and director) is the year that Asia truly began to become a household name. The film let her progress from roles that were primarily young girls into more complex adult characters. This movie received a positive review during the Cannes International Film Festival. Trauma (1996) as well as The Stendhal Sydrome (1996) are other films she has collaborated on with her renowned father. The Phantom of the Opera will be her third film alongside her father, with the first two films being Trauma and The Stendhal Syndrome. Asia's dedication and passion for acting has been utilized for the part of Giuseppe Piccioni in Condannato a nozze. In addition, she had a prominent role in the international cast of Queen Margot directed by Patrice Chereau. The year 1995 was the first time she was in a role alongside Michel Piccoli as Traveling Companion as played by Peter Del Monte. This part earned her an award from David di Donatello (for the most talented actor) as well as the Grolla of Oro. Asia started directing short films around 1994. The two she directed were Prospettive, 1996, she produced a documentary on her father and then Abel/Asia from 1998. Both focused on the cult film director Abel Ferrara. This latter was recognized by the Rome Film Festival. Asia was first introduced as a feature director in Scarlet Diva (2000). In the film, she also starred and authored the screenplay. In May of 2000, the film was released both in Italy and across the world. The film was honoured at the Williamsburg Festival in Brooklyn, New York. Anna Lou, the first of two daughters she has was born in the month of January 2001. She was in 2002 on the screen as The Red Siren by Olivier Megaton alongside Jean-Marc Bar and in the action thriller directed of Rob Cohen, with Vin Diesel. Asia is also the author of a number of short stories which were published in top magazines.