Ashton Whitty and Asia Argento

Ashton Blaise Whitty was born on the 1st October 1995 in Berkeley, California, USA. She is an actor, known as the actress behind Choices (2010), The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2006) as well as Chrissie Mayr's Content House (2022).

Asia Argento was raised in Rome with a actor and film family. She pursued both professions herself. The Church was directed by Michele Soavi. Red Wood Pigeon, the film that she played Nanni Moretti's little daughter was released a year later. However, it came from Close Friends by Michele Placido that made Asia's acting career take off. Cannes International Film Festival was a great success for the film. Daria Argento as well as her mother and one of Argento's favorite actors, Daria, played an anorexic teenage girl who was searching for the killer of her parents Trauma. Asia was a part of Dario's The Phantom of the Opera, the third movie she made with her dad. Two of them included Trauma and The Stendhal Syndrome. In 1993, she was a co-star in Carlo Verdones Perdiamoci di vista where she played Arianna a physically challenged girl. The role was intricate and challenging, earning her recognition from David di Donatello for the best actor. In 1995, she starred alongside Michel Piccoli in Peter Del Monte's Compagna di viaggio which again brought her the David di Donatello and a Grolla oro. Asia started directing as a career in 1994 and produced two shorts, one of which was De Generazione. The following year, 1996, Asia made a document about her father. Then, in 1998 was the year that Asia made a feature film about Abel Ferrara (AbelAsia), which was recognized with an award 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 across Italy as well as the rest of the world. It was awarded at the Williamsburg Film Festival in Brooklyn, New York.