Ashton Whitty and Asia Argento

Ashton Blaise Whitty (born October 1, 1995, in Berkeley California) is an actor. She's an actress known for Choices (2010, The Heart and Other Small Shapes, 2006) and Chrissie Mair's Content House 2022.

Asia Argento is an Italian actress and film-maker born into an extended household. She has pursued both professions herself. When she made her debut, she was just nine years old young in the film of Sergio Citti, Sogni e bisogni In 1988 she starred as the main character in the debut film of Cristina Comencini, Zoo, and was in the ensemble of The Church directed by Michele Soavi. She was later cast 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 had the opportunity to move on from playing very young girls into more mature, complex roles. The movie was well-received at the Cannes International Film Festival. In Trauma she worked for the first time with her father, the famous Italian filmmaker of horror Dario Argento Her mother is one of the most beloved actresses by Argento, Daria Nicolodi, playing an anorexic girl in search of her parents' killer. Asia's intense way of performance was well utilized in Giuseppe Piccioni's Condannato a nozze. She played Arianna in Carlo Verdone's Perdiamoci di vista, a physically-disabled girl, was a difficult and complex role that earned it the David di Donatello award as the most outstanding actress. She had a feature part in Queen Margot, directed by Patrice Cereau. The 1995 film she co-directed together with Michel Piccoli for Peter Del Monte's Compagna di viaggio won her a David di Donatello, as well as an award of Grolla oro. Asia's first short film was a scene from the De Generazione movie. Two years after, Asia became a director and produced two films. One of them was AbelAsia was a homage for her father. In 1999 Asia made her feature-directing debut with Scarlet Diva in which she was the leading actress and author of the screenplay. The film was released in May 2000 in Italy as well as around the world. It was honored with an prize in Brooklyn at the Williamsburg International Film Festival.