Ashton Whitty and Asia Argento

Ashton Blaise Whitty is an American actress born in Berkeley on October 1, 1996. She is an American actress that has appeared in Choices (2010) and The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2004).

Asia Argento, born in Rome to a family which also includes actors and directors also pursued these careers. The Church, directed by Michele Soavi, was her first role. The following year she played Nanni Moretti's daughter Red Wood Pigeon It was when she starred in Close Friends written and directed by Michele Placido, that Asia's career truly took off. she had the opportunity to transition from roles that were played by young girls to more complex, mature role. The film received a great reception during the Cannes International Film Festival. In Trauma she appeared for the first time alongside her father, the famous Italian horror director Dario Argento her mother is one of the most beloved actresses by Argento, Daria Nicolodi, playing an anorexic girl in search for her parents' killer. Asia's intense and concentrated style of performance was well utilized in the film Condannato a nozze. She played Arianna in Carlo Verdone's Perdiamoci di vista, which focuses on a physically disabled girl, was an arduous and complicated role that won her the David di Donatello award for the best actress. She had a feature performance in Queen Margot, directed by Patrice Cereau. In 1995, she starred alongside Michel Piccoli in Peter Del Monte's Compagna di viaggio which again brought her the David di Donatello and the Grolla oro. The first short film Asia made was an episode in the De Generazione movie. Two years following, Asia became a director and produced two films. The first, AbelAsia was a homage to her father. Asia began her first feature in 1999, Scarlet Diva. For this movie she also acted as the lead actress and also composed the script. In May of 2000, the film was released throughout the world. It was honored with an award in Brooklyn at the Williamsburg International Film Festival.