Ashton Whitty and Asia Argento

Ashton Blaise Whitty, born October 1, 1995, was raised in Berkeley, California. She is an actress, well-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, born in Rome to a family that includes actors and directors, also pursued these careers. She made her film debut at age nine in Sergio Citti's Sogni bisogni. At the age of eighteen, she was the star of Cristina Comencini's Zoo and part of Michele Soavi's The Church. In the year following, she played Nanni Moritti's baby in Red Wood Pigeon. Her professional career took off after she was cast as Nanni's little girl on the set of Close Friends. This movie received a positive response in the Cannes International Film Festival. Daria Ninodi is the director's loved actress, and she performed the role of a girl searching for her parents murderer in Trauma. Asia's absorbed and intense acting style was utilized in Giuseppe Piccioni's Condannato nozze. In 1993, she was a co-star in the Perdiamoci of Carlo Verdone di vista in which she played Arianna an physically handicapped girl. It was a complex, challenging role that won her the David di Donatello for most outstanding actress. She also played a featured role in the international cast of Queen Margot directed by Patrice Chereau. In 1995 she co-starred with Michel Piccoli in Peter Del Monte's Compagna di viaggio which again won her the David di Donatello as well as a Grolla of Oro. In 1994 Asia decided to try the art of directing, and produced two short films in the episode of the movie De Generazione In 1996 she directed a documentary on her father, and in 1998, another film on the the cult director Abel Ferrara, AbelAsia which won an award at AbelAsia, which was awarded an award at the Rome Film Festival. Asia began her debut feature film in 1999. The film was Scarlet Diva. In this film, she was the star and composed the script. The film premiered on May 20, 2000 across Italy as well as in various other nations. The film was awarded an award at the Williamsburg Film Festival in Brooklyn, New York.