Asia Argento and Ashton Whitty

Ashton Blaise Whitty was born on 1 October 1995 in Berkeley, California, USA. Her work is recognized as an actress in Choices (2010). The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2007) and Chrissie's Content House

Asia Argento, born in Rome to a household that includes actors and directors, pursued both professions. As a young girl the actress was first seen in her debut film Sergio Cittis's Sogni e bisogni. In 1988, Michele Soavi's The Church was directed by Michele Soavi and she played part of the character Cristina Comencini's Zoo. She was Nanni Moretti's daughter in the next season for Red Wood Pigeon (also directed Moretti) (1989). Close Friends, written and directed by Michele Placido in 1992, was the film that launched Asia's career off. As she grew older, playing girl roles, she went on to more complicated and mature characters. Cannes International Film Festival received the film well. Trauma (1996) as well as The Stendhal Sydrome are the others she's worked on with her famous father. The Phantom of the Opera, which was made in collaboration with her late father and is the final of three movies she's been involved in. The other two were Trauma as well as The Stendhal Syndrome. Giuseppe Piccioni employed her deeply absorbed and intense acting style in Condannato, a nozze. Patrice Chereau directed Queen Margot. She had a role that was internationally acclaimed. In 1995, her collaboration together with Michel Piccoli, in Peter Del Monte's Traveling Companion won her yet another award from David di Donatello as well as Grolla di Oro. Asia began her career in 1994 as a director when she made two short films: Prospettive (1996), an account of her father's life as well as Abel/Asia (1998) which was a documentary on the legendary film maker Abel Ferrara. The latter was awarded an award at the Rome Film Festival. In 1999, Asia began her film-directing career by directing Scarlet Diva (2000), where she acted as the lead actress as well as the writer of the screenplay. It was released on May 20, 2000, both in Italy, and throughout the rest the world. The film was released on Brooklyn, New York it won a award at the Williamsburg film festival. Anna Lou, the first daughter of the couple was born in January 2001. The year 2002 saw Asia appear as Jean-Marc Bar's co-star The Red Siren (Olivier Megaton) and Vin Diesel was the star of Rob Cohen's action thriller The Action. Asia has also been the creator of several short stories, which have appeared in numerous prestigious magazines