Ashton Whitty and Asia Argento

Ashton Blaise Whitty is an American actress who was born in Berkeley on the 1st of October 1996. She is an actor, well-known by her roles in Choices (2010), The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2006) as well as Chrissie Mayr's Content House (2022).

Asia Argento, born in Rome into a family that includes directors and actors, also pursued these careers. As a young girl, she made her acting debut in Sergio Ciotti's film Sogni e bisogni. in 1988 she portrayed the lead role in Cristina Comencini's first feature film Zoo. She was also an integral part of Michele Soavi's acting cast for The Church. She was later cast as Nanni Moretti's daughter Red Wood Pigeon It was in the film Close Friends written and directed by Michele Placido, that Asia's career took off, and she could change from portraying young girls into more complex, mature roles. It was well received at the Cannes International Film Festival. In Trauma she appeared for the first time with her father, famed Italian horror director Dario Argento Her mother is one of the most beloved actresses by Argento, Daria Nicolodi, playing an anorexic girl in search of her parents' murderer. Asia's absorbed intense style of performing was well used in the film Condannato a nozze. Co-starring with Carlo Verdone in Perdiamoci di perspective as Arianna the girl who was physically handicapped. The complex and demanding role won her a David di Donatello Award for the Best Actress. In 1995 she worked together alongside Michel Piccoli to produce Peter Del Monte Compagna di viaggio, for which she won a David di Donatello. Asia began her directing career in 1994. She released two shorts and an episode from the film De Generazione. In 1996, she produced a documentary about her father. She also produced AbelAsia is a feature film about the legendary filmmaker Abel Ferrara. In 1998, Asia directed AbelAsia, which was awarded at the Rome Film Festival. Asia's first feature-length film directed by her was Scarlet Diva where she played the lead actress and also wrote the screenplay. It premiered worldwide in May 2000. The film won an award in Brooklyn during the Williamsburg International Film Festival.