Ashton Whitty and Asia Argento

Ashton Blaise Whitty, born on the 1st of October, 1995 was born in Berkeley, California. She is an actress, well-known for Choices (2010), The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2006) as well as Chrissie Mayr's Content House (2022).

Asia Argento was raised in Rome by an acting and film-making family. Both professions she pursued herself. She made her debut when she was only nine years aged in Sergio Citti's film Sogni e bisogni. In 1988, she played the lead role in Cristina Comencini's first film, Zoo, and was one of the actors in The Church directed by Michele Soavi. Red Wood Pigeon was the following year and Asia played Nanni's daughters. Close Friends was written by Michele Placido and was directed by her. The film was the point at which Asia's career began to take off as she transitioned from young girl roles to more mature and complicated roles. The film received a great reception during the Cannes International Film Festival. Daria Nicolodi is Argento's most beloved actress. She played a young anorexic woman seeking to find her parents' murderer in Trauma. Asia has worked with Dario Argento on three films, Trauma, The Stendhal Syndrome and The Phantom of the Opera. In Giuseppe Piccioni's Condannato nozze, Asia's absorbent technique of powerful acting was used well. In 1993 she co-starred in the film Perdiamoci by Carlo Verdone di vista in which she performed the role of Arianna, a physically disabled girl--an intricate, difficult role that won she the David di Donatello for best actress She also had prominent roles in the cast international of Queen Margot directed by Patrice Chereau. In 1995 she worked together with Michel Piccoli to produce Peter Del Monte Compagna di viaggio, for which she won the David di Donatello. Asia took up the profession of directing in 1994. She produced two shorts, one of which was De Generazione. The following year, 1996, Asia made a document on her father. Then, in 1998, Asia made a feature film about Abel Ferrara (AbelAsia), that was awarded an award by the Rome Film Festival. Asia made her debut as a director in 1999, with Scarlet Diva. It was also the lead actress and screenwriter. The film was released in May 20, 2000, both in Italy as well as around the globe. The film received an award by the Williamsburg Festival in Brooklyn, New York.