Ashton Whitty and Asia Argento

Ashton Blaise Whitty born 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 is an Italian actress and film maker born into an extended family. She has pursued both professions herself. The actress made her film debut when she was nine years old in Sergio Citti's Sogni e bisogni. In 1988 she was the lead of Cristina Comencini's Zoo as well as a part of Michele's The Church. Following that the film, she portrayed Nanni Moritti's baby as a child in Red Wood Pigeon. Her professional career took off after she landed the role of Nanni's little girl in Close Friends. It was well received at the Cannes International Film Festival. The film was made with her father for the the first time Trauma an award-winning film by Italian director of horror, Dario Argento. The mother of her, Daria Nicoleli, is the most adored actress of Argento, and she played an anorexic trying to track down the killer of her parents. Asia's absorbed and intense acting style was utilized in Giuseppe Piccioni's Condannato a nozze. She also was a co-star in Carlo Verdones Perdiamoci di vista, in which she was Arianna a physically challenged girl. This role was complex and difficult, securing the David di Donatello as the most outstanding actress. The 1995 film she co-directed alongside Michel Piccoli for Peter Del Monte's Compagna di viaggio won her a David di Donatello, in addition to the Grolla oro. Asia's first short film was a scene from the De Generazione movie. Two years later, Asia became a director and produced two films. One of them, AbelAsia is a tribute to her father. Asia debuted as a director in 1999 when she directed Scarlet Diva. It was also the principal screenwriter and actress. The film premiered in May 2000 in Italy as well as around the world. This film was awarded at the Williamsburg Festival in Brooklyn, New York.