Ashton Whitty and Asia Argento

Ashton Blaise Whitty born October 1st, 1995 in Berkeley California USA. She is an actress from America that has appeared on screen in Choices (2010) and The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2004).

Asia Argento was born in Rome, Italy, into a family of actors and film makers, two careers which she has herself pursued. She first made her debut in film when she was nine years old in Sergio Citti's Sogni e bisogni. In 1988, she was the star of Cristina Comencini's Zoo as well as a part of Michele Soavi's The Church. Red Wood Pigeon was the following year and Asia played Nanni's daughter. Close Friends was written by Michele Placido and was directed by her. The film was the point at which Asia's career took off as she transitioned from girlish roles to mature and complex ones. The film received an enthusiastic response in the Cannes International Film Festival. She worked with her father for the very the first time Trauma an award-winning film by Italian horror filmmaker Dario Argento. The mother of her, Daria Nicoleli, is Argento's favourite actress, as she portrayed an orexic trying to track down the killer of her parents. Dario Argento's Phantom of the Opera is the third movie she's created with her father among them Trauma as well as The Stendhal Syndrome Asia's absorbed, intense style of acting was fully utilized in Giuseppe Piccioni's Condannato a nozze . In 1993, she starred alongside Carlo Verdone's Perdiamoci di vista in which she played Arianna an physically handicapped girl--an intricate, difficult role that won she the David di Donatello for best actress She also had prominent roles in the cast international for Queen Margot directed by Patrice Chereau. In 1995, her work alongside Michel Piccoli for Peter Del Monte's Compagna di viaggio won her a David di Donatello, and the Grolla oro. Asia began directing short films in 1994. She also produced an episode of the movie De Generazione. 1996 saw her direct a documentary with her father. 1998 she directed AbelAsia about the legendary filmmaker Abel Ferrara. This film was awarded a prize at the Rome Film Festival. Asia debuted as a director in 1999, with Scarlet Diva. She was also the principal actress and screenwriter. The movie was released on May 20, 2000 throughout Italy, and in different countries. The film was honoured at the Williamsburg Festival in Brooklyn, New York.