Ashton Whitty and Asia Argento

Ashton Blaise Whitty (born October 1, 1995, on the streets of Berkeley California) is an actor. She is an actress from America who has appeared in Choices (2010) and The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2004).

Asia Argento began her career as an actor in Rome. Her family also includes a number of filmmakers. The Church was directed by Michele Soavi. Red Wood Pigeon, the film she appeared in as Nanni Moretti's daughter came out a year after. It is Close Friends by Michele Placido that saw Asia's acting career take off. It was well received in the Cannes International Film Festival. She worked with her father for the the first time Trauma, a renowned Italian horror director Dario Argento. The mother of her, Daria Nicoleli, is the most adored actress of Argento, as she portrayed an orexic seeking to locate the murderer of her parents. Dario Argento's The Phantom of the Opera is the third film she has made with her father, among them Trauma and The Stendhal Syndrome Asia's absorbed, intense style of acting was well-used in Giuseppe Piccioni's Condannato, a nozze . In 1993 she co-starred in the Perdiamoci of Carlo Verdone di vista in which she was Arianna, a physically disabled girl. This was an intricate and difficult character that earned her the David di Donatello award for the best actress. She was also a featured role in the cast international of Queen Margot directed by Patrice Chereau. In 1995, she was a co-star together with Michel Piccoli on Peter Del Monte's Compagna di viaggio. This collaboration was rewarded with a David di Donatello award and an award called a Grolla oro. Asia started her short film directing career in 1994. She also directed an episode for the movie De Generazione. 1996 saw her directing a documentary alongside her dad. 1998 she directed AbelAsia on the legendary director Abel Ferrara. This film was awarded a prize at the Rome Film Festival. Asia began her career as a filmmaker in 1999, with Scarlet Diva. It was also the main actress and screenwriter. The film premiered in May 2000 in Italy as well as around the world. It won an award in Brooklyn's Williamsburg festival of film.