Ashton Whitty and Asia Argento

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

Asia Argento was born in Rome, Italy, into a family of actors and film makers, two careers that she's been pursuing. As a young girl and acting, she made her debut in the film of Sergio Citti, Sogni e bisogni. in 1988 she played the lead role in the first feature of Cristina Comencini's film Zoo. She was also an integral part of Michele Soavi's casting in The Church. In the following year, she appeared as Nanni Moretti's daughter Red Wood Pigeon It was in the film Close Friends written and directed by Michele Placido, that Asia's career really took off and she had the opportunity to change from portraying young girls to more mature, complex roles. The film received a great reception in the Cannes International Film Festival. Daria Nicole Nicolodi was Argento's beloved actress. She played a young anorexic woman looking for her father's killer in Trauma. Asia's intense and absorbed performance style was utilized in Giuseppe Piccioni's Condannato nozze. In 1993, she co-starred as Arianna a disabled child in Carlo Verdone's Perdiamoci di vista. This was a challenging and demanding role for which she won her the David di Donatello. She worked in Peter Del Monte's Compagna di viaggio with Michel Piccoli and won the David di Donatello award as well as the Grolla of Oro. Asia began her directing career in 1994 and released two short films as well as an episode of the movie De Generazione. In 1996, she produced an documentary on her father. She also produced AbelAsia, a film on the legendary director Abel Ferrara. In 1998, Asia directed AbelAsia, which won awards at the Rome Film Festival. Asia began her career as a filmmaker in 1999 when she directed Scarlet Diva. The film was also the lead screenwriter and actress. The film premiered in May 2000 in Italy as well as the rest of the world. The film won an distinction in Brooklyn during the Williamsburg International Film Festival.