Asia Argento and Ashton Whitty

Ashton Blaise Whitty is an American actress who was born in Berkeley on October 1, 1995. She is most famous as an actor who has 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 as well as an actor family. The two professions she chose to pursue were herself. She made her debut when she was just nine years old in the film of Sergio Citti, Sogni e bisogni (1985). She played the lead as Cristina Comencini in her first film Zoo, 1989. Michele Soavi directed The Church 1989. Later in the year, she was Nanni Moretti's daughter in Red Wood Pigeon (1989) (also directed by Moretti). The film Close Friends (1992), written and directed by Michele Placido, that Asia's career really took off and she could move on from playing very young girls into more mature, complex roles. It was a huge success during the Cannes International Film Festival. The Phantom of The Opera is her third film alongside her father. Trauma and The Stendhal Syndrome were the two previous films. The Phantom of the Opera will be her third film with her Father, the first two films being Trauma and The Stendhal Syndrome. Asia's focused and intense style of acting has been utilized for the part of Giuseppe Piccioni in Condannato a Nozze. Patrice Chereau directed Queen Margot for which she played a crucial character. The year 1995 was the first time she appeared with Michel Piccoli as Traveling Companion in the film Peter Del Monte. This role won her both an award from David di Donatello (for the top actor) and a Grolla of Oro. Asia started directing short films around 1994. The two she directed were Prospettive In 1996, she produced a documentary on her father and then Abel/Asia, 1998, on the legendary director Abel Ferrara. This latter was recognized by the Rome Film Festival. Asia produced her first film in Scarlet Diva (2000). It was a collaborative effort between Asia as well as screenwriter/actress Linda McCartney. In May 2000, the film was made available both in Italy as well as around the world. The film won an prize in the Williamsburg Film Festival in Brooklyn, New York. Anna Lou was born in 2001 following her directing a few music videos. The year 2002 saw Asia appear as Jean-Marc Bar's co-star The Red Siren (Olivier Megaton) as well as Vin Diesel was the star in Rob Cohen's thriller The Action. Asia also has a collection of stories that have been published in some of the most prestigious magazines.