Asia Argento and Ashton Whitty

Ashton Blaise Whitty is an American actress who was born in Berkeley on the 1st October 1995. She is most famous for her acting, having appeared as a character in Choices (2011), The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2004) and Chrissie Mair's Content House.

Asia Argento was born in Rome, Italy, into an extended family of actors and filmmakers. Both are careers she has herself pursued. Sogni e bisogni, directed by Sergio Citti and starring Asia Argento when she was nine, was her very first film. In 1988, she played her role as the main character in Cristina Comencini's debut film, Zoo (1988), as well as being in the ensemble of The Church (1989), directed by Michele Soavi. In 1989, she was Nanni Moretti's (also directed by Michele Soavi) daughter, also directed by Michele Soavi in Red Wood Pigeon. Close Friends (1992) by Michele Placido (both writer and director) is where Asia really began to begin to take off. The film helped her move from roles that were primarily young females to more sophisticated adult character. The film received an enthusiastic review at the Cannes International Film Festival. Trauma (1996) and The Stendhal Syndrome are two other movies she worked on with her famous father. The Phantom of the Opera The film, made by her late father The Phantom of the Opera is the third three films she's worked on. The other two were Trauma and The Stendhal Syndrome. Giuseppe Piccioni utilized her intense and intense style of acting in Condannato, a nozze. Patrice Chereau was the director. Queen Margot as well. She also had an appearance as the physically challenged girl in that film. In 1995 Asia worked with Michel Piccoli to produce Peter Del Monte's Traveling Companion, for which she received a prize from David di Donatello. Asia started directing short films in 1994. She made two: Prospettive, 1996, she produced a documentary on her father; and Abel/Asia in 1998, about the famous film director Abel Ferrara. This latter was awarded by the Rome Film Festival. Asia made her debut as a director of feature in Scarlet Diva (2000). In this film, she was also the lead actress and wrote the screenplay. The film came out on May 20, 2000, in Italy as well as the rest of the world. The film was given a special prize by the Williamsburg Film festival in Brooklyn. Anna Lou was her first born child in the year 2001. After the directing of several music videos, she welcomed Anna Lou. In 2002 Asia appeared as a character in The Red Siren with Jean Marc Barr, and Rob Cohen's Action thrille directed with Vin Diesel. The short stories of Asia have been published in some of the most prestigious magazines.