Ashton Whitty and Asia Argento

Ashton Blaise Whitty is an American actress who was born in Berkeley on October 1, 1996. She is an actress, known for Choices 2010 (also in the form of The Heart and Other Small Shapes), Chrissie Mayr's Content House (2022), as well as The Heart and Other Small Shapes.

Asia Argento, born in Rome into a family that includes actors and directors, also pursued these careers. The Church, directed by Michele Soavi, was her first role. The following year she played Nanni Moretti's daughter in Red Wood Pigeon It was in the film Close Friends written and directed by Michele Placido, that Asia's career truly took off. she could change from portraying young girls, to more complex, mature role. This movie received a positive reception at the Cannes International Film Festival. In Trauma she acted in her first film with her father, the renowned Italian film director Dario Argento his mother, one of the most beloved actresses by Argento, Daria Nicolodi, playing an overweight girl on the lookout for her parents' killer. Asia has worked with Dario Argento in three of his films, Trauma, The Stendhal Syndrome and The Phantom of the Opera. In the film Condannato a nozze, Asia's absorbent manner of character acting was utilized well. In 1993, she was a co-star in Carlo Verdone's Perdiamoci di vista in which she played Arianna an physically handicapped girl. This was an intricate and difficult role that won she the David di Donatello award for most outstanding actress. She also played a featured role in the international cast of Queen Margot directed by Patrice Chereau. In 1995 she co-starred with Michel Piccoli in Peter Del Monte's Compagna di viaggio which again brought her the David di Donatello as well as a Grolla oro. In 1994, Asia turned her hand to directing and turned out two short films an episode of the film De Generazione In 1996 she made a documentary of her father, and in 1998, a film about legendary director Abel Ferrara, AbelAsia which received an award from the Rome Film Festival. Asia started directing her first feature in 1999, Scarlet Diva. For this movie she also acted as the star and directed the script. The film premiered in the month of May in Italy and the rest of the world. The film was awarded the Brooklyn's special prize at the Williamsburg festival of film.