Asia Argento and Ashton Whitty

The birthday of actress Ashton B. Whitty falls on 1 October in Berkeley, California. She is an actress, known for Choices (2010), The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2006) and Chrissie Mayr's Content House

Asia Argento grew up in Rome Italy. Her family is comprised of actors, and she herself has been doing both professions. In 1985 she debuted in Sergio Citti's Sogni e bisogni. She played the lead as Cristina Comencini in her first film Zoo which was released in the year 1988. Michele Soavi directed The Church 1989. In 1989, she portrayed Nanni Moretti's (also directed) daughter in Red Wood Pigeon. Close Friends (written and directed by Michele Placido) was when Asia's acting career truly started to blossom. Her roles went from young roles and then becoming mature. The movie was well-received in the Cannes International Film Festival. The Phantom of The Opera is her third film alongside the father of her. Trauma and The Stendhal Syndrome were her previous two. The Phantom of the Opera is her third movie she's made together alongside her father, the other two being Trauma and The Stendhal SyndromeAsia's absorbed, dramatic style was well-used in Giuseppe Piccioni's Condannato a Nozze in 1993. co-starred in Carlo Verdone's Perdiamoci di Via where she played Arianna a physically handicapped girl--an intricate, difficult role that won her the David di Donatello for best actress . Patrice Chereau helmed Queen Margot and she was also in a key character. In 1995 she worked with Michel Piccoli in Peter Del Monte's Traveling Companion , which again brought her a David diDonatello and a Grolla oro. Asia began directing short films in the year 1994. Two of them were made: Prospettive In 1996, she directed a documentary about her father and then Abel/Asia from 1998. Both focused on the legendary director Abel Ferrara. This latter was awarded at the Rome Film Festival. Asia started directing her first feature film in 1999 with Scarlet Diva (2000). The film also featured her as the principal actor, as well as the writer for the screenplay. The movie was released all over the world in May 2000. The film was awarded a prize during the Williamsburg International Film Festival, Brooklyn. Anna Lou, her first child was born in 2001. She has directed numerous music videos. In 2002, she was featured in The Red Siren directed by Olivier Megaton and starred alongside Jean-Marc Barr. Rob Cohen also directed the action-packed thriller featuring Vin Diesel. Asia has also been the author of several short stories published in many famous magazines.