Asia Argento and Ashton Whitty

Ashton Blaise Whitty is an American actress, born in Berkeley on October 1, 1995. Her acting credits include Choices 2010, The Heart and Other Small Shapes 2006 and Chrissie Mayr's Content House

Asia Argento grew up in Rome Italy. Her family is a group of actors, and she has also been doing both professions. In 1985, she made her debut in Sergio Citti's Sogni e bisogni. The role she played was the main one in Cristina Comencini's Zoo (1988) and appeared as part of Michele Soavi's 1989 feature film The Church. In 1989, she portrayed Nanni Moretti's (also directed by Michele Soavi) daughter in Red Wood Pigeon. Close Friends, written and directed by Michele Placido in 1992, was where Asia's career took off. From playing young girl roles, she went on to play more complex and mature roles. Cannes International Film Festival received the film well. Trauma was the first film she created by her father. Her mother Daria Nicoledi, was Argento's most beloved actor. in Trauma she played an orexic searching for the killer of her parents. The Phantom of the Opera was the third film she acted in together with her father and the two other films were Trauma and The Stendhal Syndrome. The actress's absorbed, intense acting style has been well used in the film Condannato by Giuseppe Piccioni. nozze. Patrice Chereau helmed Queen Margot in which she played a crucial part. In 1995, Asia worked alongside Michel Piccoli to produce Peter Del Monte's Traveling Companion, for which she was awarded a David di Donatello. Asia started to direct short films in 1994. She made two: Prospettive in 1996. She produced a documentary on her father; and Abel/Asia from 1998. Both focused on the famous film director Abel Ferrara. This latter was awarded by the Rome Film Festival. Asia began directing her first feature film in 1999 with Scarlet Diva (2000). It was also her main actress, and the author of the script. The film premiered worldwide in May 2000. The film was awarded a prize during the Williamsburg International Film Festival, Brooklyn. In 2001, following the directing of numerous music videos the actress gave birth to the first of her daughters, Anna Lou. She was a part of Jean-Marc Barr's performance in The Red Siren, directed by Olivier Megaton. In 2003 she appeared with Vin Diesel and Rob Cohen's action-packed thriller. Asia can also be the writer of a number of short stories published in many famous magazines.