Ashton Whitty and Asia Argento

Ashton Blaise Whitty, born November 1, 1995 was raised in Berkeley, California. She is an actor popular for Choices (2010, The Heart and Other Small Shapes, 2006) as well as Chrissie Mair's Content House, 2022.

Asia Argento is an Italian actor and filmmaker born into a large familia. She has also pursued film and acting. She first made her debut in film when she was nine years old in the film of Sergio Citti, Sogni bisogni. By 1988 she was the lead of Cristina Comencini's Zoo and a member of Michele's The Church. In the following year, she appeared as Nanni Moretti's daughter in Red Wood Pigeon It was when she starred in Close Friends written and directed by Michele Placido, that Asia's career took off, and she could transition from roles that were played by young girls to more mature, complex role. It was a huge success at the Cannes International Film Festival. Daria Argento, her mother and one of Argento's favorite actors, Daria, played an anorexic teenager who is searching for the murderer of her parents Trauma. Dario Argento's Phantom of the Opera is the third movie she's made with her father, among them Trauma and The Stendhal Syndrome Asia's absorbed her intense, dramatic style is well utilized in Giuseppe Picioni's Condannato a nozze . The year 1993 was the first time she was a co-star in Carlo Verdones Perdiamoci di vista where she performed the role of Arianna an athlete. The role was intricate and challenging, earning an award from David di Donatello as best actor. In 1995, she was a co-star alongside Michel Piccoli on Peter Del Monte's Compagna di viaggio. This collaboration earned her the David di Donatello prize and the Grolla oro. In 1994 Asia turned her hand to direct and made two short films as part of the series of the film De Generazione In 1996 she made a documentary of her father and, in 1998, a film about cult director Abel Ferrara, AbelAsia which was awarded an award at the Rome Film Festival. Asia started directing her first feature film in 1999. It was Scarlet Diva. For the movie she also acted as the star and wrote the script. In May 2000, the movie was screened across the globe. The Williamsburg Film festival located in Brooklyn, New York awarded it with a award.