Asia Argento and Ashton Whitty

Birthday of Ashton Blaise Whitty falls on 1 October, in Berkeley, California. Her work is recognized as an actor in the film Choices (2010). The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2007) and Chrissie's Content House

Asia Argento was born in Rome, Italy, into a family of actors and filmmakers, both occupations which she has herself taken up. Sogni e bisogni, directed by Sergio Citti and starring Asia Argento when she was nine, was her very first film. In 1988 the film of Michele Soavi's The Church was directed by Michele Soavi and she played in the role of Cristina Comencini's Zoo. Red Wood Pigeon, directed also by Moretti in 1989, was her role in the role of Nanni Moretti's daughter. Close Friends (written and directed by Michele Placido) was when Asia's acting career truly took off. The roles she played changed from young roles before becoming more mature. It was a huge success at the Cannes International Film Festival. Trauma was the first film she made with her father. Her mother Daria Nicoledi is Argento's favourite actress. in Trauma she portrayed an anorexic looking for the murderer of her parents. The Phantom of the Opera was the third film she acted in alongside her dad with the other two being Trauma as well as The Stendhal Syndrome. The actress's deep, absorbing acting style is well-known in the film Condannato by Giuseppe Piccioni. nozze. Patrice Chereau was her director in Queen Margot in which she was the main character. Her 1995 collaboration alongside Michel Piccoli, in Peter Del Monte's Traveling Companion won her yet another David di Donatello award as well as Grolla of Oro. In 1994 Asia decided to try her hand at the art of directing, and produced two short films: Prospettive In 1996 she directed a documentary on her father, and in 1998, she directed a documentary about the cult director Abel Ferrara, Abel/Asia (1998) that was awarded an award at 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 for the screenplay. The film was released on May 20, 2000, in Italy as well as around the globe. It was also released in Brooklyn, New York it received an award from the Williamsburg film festival. Anna Lou, the first of her two daughters was born in the month of January in 2001. In 2002, she was featured in The Red Siren directed by Olivier Megaton and starred alongside Jean-Marc Barr. Rob Cohen also directed the action thriller together with Vin Diesel. Asian's short stories have been published in some of the most prestigious magazines.