Ashton Whitty and Asia Argento

Ashton Blaise Whitty is an American actress, born in Berkeley on the 1st October 1996. She is an American actress that has appeared on screen in Choices (2010) and The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2004).

Asia Argento was born in Rome, Italy, into an actor's family and filmmakers, both occupations which she has herself been pursuing. As a young girl when she began her acting debut in the film of Sergio Citti, Sogni e Bisogni. in 1988 she portrayed the role of lead in the debut feature film of Cristina Comencini. film Zoo. She was also an integral part of Michele Soavi's cast in The Church. She was Nanni's daughter in the following year in Red Wood Pigeon. It was her acting career that truly was launched with Close Friends, written and directed by Michele Placido. This movie received a positive response at the Cannes International Film Festival. In Trauma she acted in her first film with her father, the renowned Italian filmmaker of horror Dario Argento Her mother is one of the most beloved actresses by Argento, Daria Nicolodi, playing an anorexic girl in search of her parents' killer. Dario Argento's Phantom of the Opera is the third movie she's made with her father, the others being Trauma as well as The Stendhal Syndrome Asia's absorbed her intense, dramatic style was fully utilized in Giuseppe Piccioni's Condannato a nozze . She co-starred with Carlo Verdone in Perdiamoci di the view as Arianna, a girl with physical handicap. The complex and demanding character earned her an award: a David di Donatello Award for Best actress. Her 1995 work with Michel Piccoli for Peter Del Monte's Compagna di viaggio won her an award from David diDonatello as well as the Grolla oro. Asia began her directing career in 1994 and released two short films and an episode from the movie De Generazione. In 1996 she directed a documentary about her father. She also produced AbelAsia which was a documentary about the cult film maker Abel Ferrara. In 1998, Asia directed AbelAsia, which was awarded at the Rome Film Festival. Asia debuted as a director in 1999 when she directed Scarlet Diva. It was also the principal screenwriter and actress. The film was released in May 20, 2000, both in Italy as well as all over the world. It was the winner of the Brooklyn's special prize at the Williamsburg film festival.