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Asia Argento - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Daughter of Italian filmmaker Dario Argento and actress Daria Nikolodya. Started acting at the age of 9 in television films. In 1992, Argento starred in Michele Placido's film "Friends of the Heart" (Italian "Le Amiche del cuore"). The following year, she appeared in her father's film Trauma. In 1994, for her role in Carlo Verdone's film "Let's Not Meet Again" (Italian: Perdiamoci di vista!), The actress received the Italian national film award "David di Donatello" as best actress. A year later, she got the role of Charlotte de Sauves in the scandalous film Queen Margot. The second time Argento was awarded in 1997 for her role in Peter del Monte's "Fellow Traveler" (Italian Compagna di viaggio).
In 1994, Argento made her directorial debut with two short films, Prospettive and A ritroso. In 1996, a documentary about Dario Argento's father was released. In 1998, Argento directed a film about Abel Ferrara (prize at the Rome Film Festival). Since 1998, she began to play in American cinema, starring in the film "Hotel New Rose" "by Abel Ferrara.
Author of stories published in a number of Italian magazines.
