Asia Argento and Ashton Whitty

Ashton Blaise Whitty's birthday is 1 October in Berkeley, California. Her most well-known role is as an actress, having appeared in Choices (2011), The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2004) as well as Chrissie Mair's Content House.

Asia Argento was raised in Rome by a filmmaker and actor family. She pursued both professions her own. As a young girl she was first seen in her debut film Sergio Cittis Sogni e bisogni. In 1988, she played her role as the main character in Cristina Comencini's debut film, Zoo (1988), as well as being in the ensemble of The Church (1989), directed by Michele Soavi. Red Wood Pigeon, directed by Moretti in 1989, was her character as Nanni Moretti's daughter. Close Friends (1992), written and directed by Michele Placido was the film that launched Asia's acting career. Asia was able to transition from young girl roles to mature and complex ones. It was a huge success at the Cannes International Film Festival. Trauma was her first film created together with her father. Her mother, Daria Nicoledi is Argento's favourite actress. In Trauma she portrayed an anorexic searching for her parents' murderer. The Phantom of the Opera is her third movie she's co-produced with her father, the previous two being Trauma as well as The Stendhal Syndrome. Asia's deeply absorbed and aggressive style of acting was well-used in Giuseppe Piccioni's Condannato a Nozze in 1993. was a co-star in the film Perdiamoci di Vista where she portrayed Arianna who was a disabled girl. This was an intricate and difficult character that earned she the David di Donatello for best actress . Patrice Chereau was the director. Queen Margot as well. She also had an appearance as a physically disabled girl in the movie. In 1995, her collaboration alongside Michel Piccoli, in Peter Del Monte's Traveling Companion won her yet another award, this time the David di Donatello and Grolla of Oro. In 1994 Asia decided to try her hand at filmmaking and made two short films: Prospettive In 1996 she produced a documentary about her father and, in 1998, one on legendary director Abel Ferrara, Abel/Asia (1998) that was awarded an award at the Rome Film Festival. Asia directed her debut feature in Scarlet Diva (2000). The film was a collaboration between Asia as well as screenwriter/actress Linda McCartney. The film was released in May 2000 both in Italy, and throughout the globe. It was awarded a trophy during the Williamsburg International Film Festival in Brooklyn. Anna Lou, her first child was born in the year 2001. She has directed numerous music videos. In 2002 Asia appeared on The Red Siren with Jean Marc Barr, and Rob Cohen's Action-Thrille, directed by Vin Diesel. Asia has also written several short stories which have been published by a number of magazines.