Ashton Whitty and Asia Argento

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

Asia Argento was born in Rome, Italy, into the family of actors and film makers, two careers which she has herself pursued. At the age of nine and acting, she made her debut in Sergio Citti's Sogni e bisogni. In 1988, she was cast in the role of lead in Cristina Comencini's first feature film Zoo. Additionally, she was one of Michele's casting in The Church. Red Wood Pigeon was the following year and Asia was Nanni's daughter. Close Friends was written by Michele Placido and was directed by her. This was when Asia's career took off She shifted from roles for young girls to more mature and complicated roles. It was a huge success at the Cannes International Film Festival. Daria Nicolodi is Argento's most favorite actress and performed the role of a girl seeking to find her parents' murderer in Trauma. Asia's intense and concentrated style of performing was well used in Giuseppe Piccioni's Condannato nozze. Co-starring with Carlo Verdone in Perdiamoci di vista as Arianna the girl with physical handicap. The complex and demanding role won her the David di Donatello Award for Best Actress. The 1995 film she co-directed with Michel Piccoli for Peter Del Monte's Compagna di viaggio won her a David di Donatello, as well as a Grolla oro. Asia began directing short films in 1994. She also produced an episode of the film De Generazione. 1996 saw her directing a documentary alongside the father of her. 1998 saw her direct AbelAsia which was a film about legendary filmmaker Abel Ferrara. This film won a prize at the Rome Film Festival. Asia's feature directing debut was Scarlet Diva where she played the lead actress and also wrote the screenplay. It was released worldwide on May 20, 2000. The Williamsburg Festival for Films in Brooklyn, New York awarded it a award.