Asia Argento and Ashton Whitty

Ashton Blaise Whitty's birthday falls on 1 October, in Berkeley, California. She is an actress famous by her roles in Choices (2010), The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2006) and Chrissie Mayr's Content House

Asia Argento grew up in Rome Italy. Her family is comprised of actors and she has also been doing both professions. She made her debut when she was only nine in the film of Sergio Citti's Sogni e bisogni (1985). She played the lead as Cristina Comencini in her first film Zoo, 1988. Michele Soavi directed The Church 1989. Red Wood Pigeon, directed by Moretti in 1989, was her part in the role of Nanni Moretti's young 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. The film was a hit during the Cannes International Film Festival. Trauma was her first film created with her father. Her mother Daria Nicoledi, is Argento's favorite actress. In Trauma she played an orexic looking for the killer of her parents. The Phantom of the Opera is the third time she has collaborated together with the director's father. The others are Trauma and The Stendhal Syndrome. Giuseppe Piccioni's Condannato a nozze showcased Asia's absorbed style of acting. In 1993, she appeared as Arianna in Carlo Verdone's Perdiamoci di vista. The role was which was so complicated that she received the David di Donatello Award as the most outstanding actress. Patrice Chereau was the director. Queen Margot. The actress had an international role. Her 1995 collaboration together with Michel Piccoli, in Peter Del Monte's Traveling Companion won her yet another David di Donatello award as well as Grolla di Oro. In 1994 Asia decided to try her hand at directing and turned out two short films, Prospettive and Prospettive In 1996, she produced a documentary about her father. In 1998, a film about legendary director Abel Ferrara, Abel/Asia (1998) and was awarded an award at the Rome Film Festival. Asia's debut feature film was Scarlet Diva (2000) in 1999. She also was the lead actor and wrote the screenplay. The film was made available globally in the month of May. It was awarded a special award by the Williamsburg Film festival in Brooklyn. Anna Lou was her first born daughter in 2001. After the directing of several music videos, she welcomed Anna Lou. In 2002, Asia starred as Jean-Marc Barr's co-star in The Red Siren (Olivier Megaton) and Vin Diesel was the star of Rob Cohen's action thriller The Action. Asia's short stories have also been featured in prestigious publications.