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{{Short description|Italian actress and filmmaker (born 1975)}}{{For|the High School DxD character|List of High School DxD characters#Asia Argento}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

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• Morgan ({{ne{edih} Marco Castoldi; 2000–2006)
• Anthony Bourdain (2016–2018)

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• Dario Argento
• Daria Nicolodi

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• Claudio Argento (uncle)
• Alfredo Casella (great-grandfather)

{edih}| website = }}Asia Argento ({{IPA-it|ˈaːzja arˈdʒɛnto|lang}};WEB,weblink Asia, Dizionario italiano multimediale e multilingue d'Ortografia e di Pronunzia [DOP], it, 22 August 2018, 22 August 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180822214342weblink">weblink dead, born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento; 20 September 1975) is an Italian actress and filmmaker. The daughter of filmmaker Dario Argento, she has had roles in several of her father's features and achieved mainstream success with appearances in XXX (2002), Land of the Dead (2005) and Marie Antoinette (2006). Her other notable acting credits include Queen Margot (1994), Let's Not Keep in Touch (1994), Traveling Companion (1996), Last Days (2005) and Islands (2011). Argento is the recipient of several accolades, including two David di Donatello awards for Best Actress and three Italian Golden Globes.NEWS, Monica, Sisavat,weblink Fast Facts About Asia Argento, the Actress Accusing Harvey Weinstein of Rape(Report), POPSUGAR, 13 October 2017, 9 June 2021, en-US, Her directorial credits include The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004) and Misunderstood (2014).After the Weinstein scandal in 2017, she became a leader of the "#MeToo" movement.MAGAZINE, Erin, Nyren,weblink Asia Argento Settled With Sexual Assault Accuser Last Year (Report), Variety (magazine), Variety, Penske Media Corporation, Los Angeles, California, 20 August 2018, 20 August 2018, en-US, In August 2018, The New York Times detailed allegations that Argento sexually assaulted actor Jimmy Bennett in 2013, when he was 17 and she was 37.NEWS, Kim, Severson,weblink Asia Argento, Who Accused Weinstein, Made Deal With Her Own Accuser, The New York Times, New York City, 19 August 2018, 20 August 2018, en-US,

Early life

File:Asia Argento et Dario Argento Cannes 1993.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Asia Argento and her father Dario at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival1993 Cannes Film FestivalAsia Argento was born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento in Rome on 20 September 1975. Her father is Dario Argento, an Italian filmmaker known for his work in the Italian giallo genre and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies.NEWS, Jean, Noh,weblink Asia Argento discusses her father, Screen International, Screen Daily, Media Business Insight, London, England, 5 October 2014, 27 December 2017, en, Her mother was actress Daria NicolodiWEB, Kemp, Ella, 'Suspiria' co-writer and Asia Argento's mother Daria Nicolodi has died,weblink nme.com, 27 November 2020, 23 June 2021, and her maternal great-grandfather was composer Alfredo Casella.WEB, Castellaro, Benedetta, Asia Argento, chi era il celebre bisnonno Alfredo Casella: famoso compositore,weblink viagginews.com, 23 June 2021, Italian, 14 February 2021, WEB, Daria Nicolodi - Biografia - Sito ufficiale,weblink 2022-01-04, www.darianicolodi.it, When Argento was born, the city registry office in Rome refused to acknowledge "Asia" as an appropriate name, and instead officially inscribed her name as "Aria" (a name accepted by the city registry). She went by the name Asia, which she later used professionally.NEWS,weblink 'E COSI' LA MIA PICCOLA DIVENTO' ARIA ARGENTO ... ', La Repubblica, GEDI Gruppo Editorial, Rome, Italy, 10 December 1997, 21 August 2018, She pronounces her name as "AH-she-ah", which friends sometimes abbreviate to sound like "Ozzie".{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}} Argento has said that as a child she was lonely and depressed, owing in part to her parents' work.NEWS, Steve, Rose,weblink Wild Child, The Guardian, London, England, 8 July 2005, 20 August 2018, Her father used to read her his horror scripts as bedtime stories.MAGAZINE, Caroline, Ryder,weblink Asia Argento, Swindle (magazine), Swindle, Shepard Fairey's Studio Number-One, Los Angeles, California, 8 August 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070808123020weblink">weblink 8 August 2007, 20 August 2018, At age eight, Argento published a book of poems. At the age of 14, she ran away from home.Argento has mentioned in interviews that she does not have a close relationship with her father.MAGAZINE, Bruce, Labruce,weblink Interview with Asia Argento, Index Magazine, 2001, 16 February 2008, Daniel Robert Epstein. Interview with Asia Argento. SuicideGirls.com. 7 March 2006. She has mentioned that he was absent when she was a child, and has also mentioned that, because of this, she did not have a happy childhood. Regarding her relationship with her father and her reason for acting, she has stated that:{{Blockquote|I never acted out of ambition; I acted to gain my father's attention. It took a long time for him to notice me – I started when I was nine, and he only cast me when I was 16. And he only became my father when he was my director. I always thought it was sick to choose looking at yourself on a big screen as your job. There has to be something crooked in your mind to want to be loved by everybody. It's like being a prostitute, to share that intimacy with all those people.}}In an interview with Filmmaker magazine, she stated that, at one time, "I was sick for a while; I was agoraphobic. I was afraid to go out of my apartment for a long time, I could only go out to work."

Career

Asia Argento began to act at the age of nine,Joan Dupont. weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070523060815weblink">"Asia Argento at Cannes: A modern heroine bares all – almost". International Herald Tribune. 21 May 2007. when she was cast in a small role in a film by Sergio Citti. When she was 16, she starred in her father's film Trauma (1993). She received the David di DonatelloHorror-Movies.ca, Asia Argento, Horrific Filmography. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220015323weblink|date=20 December 2008}} Retrieved on 16 February 2008. (Italy's version of the Academy Award) for Best Actress in 1994 for her performance in Perdiamoci di vista, and again in 1996 for Compagna di viaggio, which also earned her a Grolla d'oro award. Argento subsequently began to appear in English-language movies, such as B. Monkey and New Rose Hotel (both 1998). Argento also performed in French-language roles, beginning with Charlotte de Sauve in La Reine Margot (1994).Around the same time, she made her first foray into directing with the short films Prospettive and A ritroso (both 1994) and a documentary about her father (in 1996) and Abel Ferrara (in 1998). In 2000, Argento directed and wrote her first fiction feature film, Scarlet Diva (2000), which her father co-produced. In a review, Filmmaker magazine called the film "riotously funny" and dubbed Argento "a filmmaker with a great degree of promise".File:AsiaArgento07TIFF.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Argento at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival2007 Toronto International Film FestivalShe achieved wider recognition when she portrayed Russian undercover spy Yelena in the Hollywood action film XXX (2002),NEWS,weblink Asia Argento's poignant exploration of childhood to screen at Italian Film Festival, Hawker, Philippa, 16 September 2014, The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 December 2017, en-US, alongside Vin Diesel.WEB,weblink Asia Argento Talks xXx, KJB, 7 August 2002, IGN, en-US, 27 December 2017, The film grossed $277.4 million and launched Argento to international fame. She directed her second feature film, The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004), based on a book by JT LeRoy.In addition to her cinematic accomplishments, Argento has written a number of stories for magazines such as Dynamo and L'Espresso, while her first novel, titled I Love You Kirk, was published in Italy in 1999. She has modeled for the denim jeans brand Miss Sixty.WEB,weblink Asia Argento In Miss Sixty Ad Campaign, 4 March 2008, Denimology.com, 21 June 2018, 22 April 2016,weblink dead, She became a fan of the band Hondo Maclean when they wrote a track named after her and liked the track so much that she sent them pictures which they used as the cover of their 2003 album Plans for a Better Day.WEB, Hondo Maclean biography, BBC,weblink 5 January 2008, She appeared in Placebo's music video for "This Picture", and appeared on Placebo frontman Brian Molko's cover version of "Je t'aime... moi non plus". Argento has also starred in Catherine Breillat's period drama The Last Mistress.Kristin Hohenade. "Therapy for Paralysis: Controversial Film". New York Times. 28 January 2007" Peut-on jouer Barbey ? ", Anne-Elisabeth Blateau, in Carré d'art : Byron, Barbey d'Aurevilly, Dalí, Hallier, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Anagramme Editions, 2008, p. 143–149. {{ISBN|978-2-35035-189-6}} She dubbed the Italian version of the video game Mirror's Edge in the role of the runner Faith Connors, from 2008 to 2009.WEB, Mirror's Edge Catalyst,weblink 4 June 2020, I Love Videogames – Notizie sui giochi per PC, Console e Mobile, 15 June 2016, it-IT, WEB, 13 November 2008, Videogiochi: Asia Argento da' voce a Faith, l'eroina di Mirror's Edge,weblink 4 June 2020, Ticinonline, it, Argento has been part of the Legendary Tiger Man's project Femina, which was released on 14 September 2009. She is featured on the song "Life Ain't Enough for You", which was released as a single along with the B-side "My stomach is the most violent of all Italy", in which she also contributes vocals.WEB,weblink BLITZ: Legendary Tiger Man: Femina nas Lojas em Setembro,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090529105105weblink">weblink 29 May 2009, In May 2013, Argento's debut album, entitled Total Entropy, was released by Nuun Music.WEB, Discogs, Total Entropy, 2013,weblink In 2014, Argento played supporting role in the British film Shongram, a fictional romantic drama based around the factual and historical events of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.NEWS,weblink Asia Argento brings her star appeal to the movie "Shongram", Wright, Danielle, Fan Share, 2 April 2014, 12 April 2014, NEWS,weblink Anupam Kher to act with Asia Argento in 'Shongram', Cinema Hour, 13 August 2013, 13 April 2014, Also in 2014, she directed her third feature film, titled Misunderstood (2014), was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at that year's Cannes Film Festival.WEB,weblink 2014 Official Selection, 18 April 2014, Cannes, That year, while promoting the film, Argento stated that she was not going to act anymore and that she had decided to concentrate on writing and directing.NEWS, Cannes: Asia Argento on Saying Goodbye to Crap and No Longer Feeling 'Misunderstood',weblink Nigel M. Smith, 26 May 2014, IndieWire, 21 September 2015,

Personal life

File:Asia Argento 2009.jpg|thumb|upright|Argento at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival2009 Cannes Film FestivalBesides Italian, Argento speaks English and French, which she learned for her role in Les Morsures de L'Aube."Dangerous Beauty". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved on 16 February 2008.In 2009, Argento signed a petition in support of film director Roman Polanski, calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.NEWS, Shoard, Catherine, agencies, 29 September 2009, Release Polanski, demands petition by film industry luminaries,weblink live, The Guardian,weblink 8 January 2018, 29 August 2021, In 2017, she expressed regret for signing the petition, calling it "a mistake"NEWS, Kale, Sirin, 21 February 2018, Natalie Portman Is One of the Few Celebrities to Apologize for Supporting Roman Polanski,weblink VICE, 25 February 2022, and stating later on that Polanski's continued career "speaks terribly of the industry".NEWS, Freeman, Hadley, 30 January 2018, What does Hollywood's reverence for child rapist Roman Polanski tell us?,weblink The Guardian, 25 February 2022, Argento moved to Germany in 2017 after the experiences of victim blaming received in Italy following her allegations against Harvey Weinstein.MAGAZINE, Bryant, Kenzie, 20 October 2017, Asia Argento Escapes to Germany After Onslaught of Victim-Blaming in Her Native Italy,weblink Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair, 29 August 2021, NEWS, 20 October 2017, Weinstein accuser Asia Argento leaves Italy due to 'victim-shaming',weblink Deutsche Welle, 29 August 2021,

Relationships

Her first child, Anna Lou Castoldi, was born in 2001.Alan Jones. "Biography". {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228033415weblink|date=28 February 2008}} OdetoAzia.com. September 2002. Italian rock and roll musician Morgan (lead singer of Bluvertigo), is the father. She named her daughter after her half-sister Anna Ceroli, who died in a motorcycle accident.Argento married film director Michele Civetta on 27 August 2008 in Arezzo. Her second child (a son) was born in 2008 in Rome. The couple divorced in 2013. She and her children live in the Vigna Clara neighborhood of Rome.Argento worked and became romantically involved with Anthony Bourdain in 2016 during the production of the (Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown#Season 8 (2016)|Rome episode of Parts Unknown).WEB,weblink Anthony Bourdain shows off romance with Italian star Asia Argento, 16 May 2017, FoxNews.com, 4 June 2017, WEB,weblink Anthony Bourdain And Girlfriend Asia Argento Make It Instagram Official, Brittany, Wong, 17 May 2017, 4 June 2017, HuffPost, WEB,weblink Inside Anthony Bourdain and Asia Argento's Romantic Relationship, Us Weekly, 4 June 2017, Bourdain became outspoken alongside Argento during her allegations against Harvey Weinstein for a time after those events.

Sexual assault allegations by Argento

{{See also|Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases}}Argento alleged in an October 2017 New Yorker article by Ronan Farrow that she had been sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein in the 1990s. She would later have consensual albeit "one-sided" sexual relations with him. She confirmed that a scene in Scarlet Diva where her character is accosted by a movie executive was indeed a reference to Weinstein.MAGAZINE, Ronan, Farrow, Ronan Farrow,weblink From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein's Accusers Tell Their Stories, The New Yorker, 10 October 2017, 10 October 2017, Later, Argento stated that the "article did a huge disservice to me and to my truth by simplifying all this", and accused Farrow of "misrepresenting" what happened to her.NEWS, Mark, Shanahan,weblink Actress Asia Argento speaks at Harvard about Weinstein backlash, The Boston Globe, 14 April 2018, 17 April 2018, Argento delivered a speech on 20 May 2018, following the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, calling the festival Weinstein's "hunting ground", alleging that she was raped by Weinstein in Cannes when she was 21. She added, "And even tonight, sitting among you, there are those who still have to be held accountable for their conduct against women".WEB, Daniela, Silva,weblink Asia Argento delivers searing speech calling Cannes festival Weinstein's 'hunting ground', NBC News, 21 May 2018, 21 May 2018, On 24 January 2021, Argento alleged that director Rob Cohen had drugged her with gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid and raped her during the filming of xXx. A representative of Cohen denied Argento's assault accusation as "absolutely false".WEB,weblink Asia Argento Accuses 'Fast And The Furious' Director Rob Cohen of Sexual Assault, Vivarelli, Nick, 24 January 2021, Variety (magazine), Variety, en, 24 January 2021,

Sexual assault allegation against Argento

On 19 August 2018, The New York Times published allegations that Argento sexually assaulted actor Jimmy Bennett. Argento had first met Bennett when he played her son in the 2004 film The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things when Bennett was seven years old. The alleged assault occurred in 2013 when he was two months past his 17th birthday in a hotel room in California, where the age of consent is 18; Argento was 37 at the time. According to Bennett, in their encounter Argento gave him alcohol, performed oral sex on him and had sexual intercourse with him. If true, this would have been deemed statutory rape as Bennett was legally a minor under California law.Harvey Weinstein's lawyer slams Asia Argento's 'stunning level of hypocrisy' after #MeToo campaigner was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old, insider.com. Accessed 31 December 2022. Argento quietly arranged a $380,000 nondisclosure settlement with Bennett in the months following her revelations regarding Weinstein. Bennett said when Argento came out against Weinstein, it stirred memories of his own experience in 2013. He imparted that he had sought to resolve the matter privately,WEB,weblink Why #MeToo will survive Asia Argento's sexual assault allegation, 27 April 2021, 22 August 2018, Meera, Jagannathan, and had not spoken out sooner "because I was ashamed and afraid to be part of the public narrative". In a statement provided to the Times, he said: "I was underage when the event took place, and I tried to seek justice in a way that made sense to me at the time because I was not ready to deal with the ramifications of my story becoming public. At the time I believed there was still a stigma to being in the situation as a male in our society. I didn't think that people would understand the event that took place from the eyes of a teenage boy." Bennett said he would like to "move past this event in my life", adding, "today I choose to move forward, no longer in silence".NEWS, Kim, Severson,weblink Jimmy Bennett Says He Feared Speaking Out About Asia Argento, The New York Times, 22 August 2018, Argento denied the allegations, claiming that she never had a sexual encounter with Bennett and that when he made a request for money to her, her partner Anthony Bourdain paid him to avoid negative publicity.NEWS, Mumford, Gwilym, Kirchgaessner, Stephanie, 21 August 2018, Asia Argento denies sexual assault of 17-year-old actor,weblink The Guardian, en, 16 February 2022, On 22 August, she released a statement reading: "I strongly deny and oppose the contents of the New York Times article dated 20 August 2018, as circulated also in national and international news. I am deeply shocked and hurt by having read news that is absolutely false. I have never had any sexual relationship with Bennett."WEB,weblink Rose McGowan facing backlash for urging 'Be Gentle' with Argento, Lisa Respers, France, CNN, 21 August 2018, 11 October 2018, A spokeswoman for the Times responded, "We are confident in the accuracy of our reporting, which was based on verified documents and multiple sources". Fellow #MeToo advocate Rose McGowan initially expressed support for Argento and implored others to show restraint, stating, "None of us know the truth of the situation and I'm sure more will be revealed. Be gentle." McGowan faced criticism on social media for her comments, which contradicted the #MeToo movement's message of believing survivors. Following Argento's denials, a photograph of her topless in bed with Bennett was published, as well as her alleged admission of sex with him in text messages to model Rain Dove. In the screenshots, Argento reputedly stated: "I had sex with him it felt weird. I didn't know he was a minor until the shakedown letter."NEWS, Arkin, Daniel, Photo, text messages appear to contradict Asia Argento's denial of relationship,weblink 27 August 2018, NBC News, 22 August 2018, In a letter published online in September 2018, Argento's attorney admitted there was a sexual encounter, but claimed Bennett "sexually attacked" Argento.WEB, Chloe, Melas,weblink Asia Argento's attorney says 17-year-old sexually 'attacked' her, CNN, 5 September 2018, 3 October 2018, Amid the allegations, Argento was dropped as a judge on X-Factor Italy.MAGAZINE, Slingerland, Calum, Asia Argento Dropped from 'X Factor Italy' After Sexual Misconduct Allegations,weblink Exclaim!, Exclaim! Media, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 27 August 2018, 27 August 2018,

Filmography

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! Year! Title! Role! class="unsortable" | Notes|1986|Demons 2|Ingrid Haller||1988|Zoo|Martina||1989|Lotte||1989|Red Wood Pigeon|Valentina||1992|Close Friends|Simona||1993Trauma (1993 film)>Trauma|Aura Petrescu||1993|Condannato a nozze|Olivia|{{aka}} Diary of a Man Condemned to Marriage|1994|Let's Not Keep in Touch|Arianna||1994La Reine Margot (1994 film)>Queen Margot|Charlotte de Sauve||1994|DeGenerazione|Lorna||1996|Det. Anna Manni||1996|Traveling Companion|Cora||1998|Viola Kisses Everybody|Viola||1998New Rose Hotel (film)>New Rose Hotel|Sandii||1998|B. Monkey|Beatrice/B. Monkey||1998|Christine Daaé||2000|Scarlet Diva|Anna Battista|Also writer and director|2001|Les Morsures de l'aube|Violaine Charlier|a.k.a. Love Bites|2002|Det. Anita Staro|| 2002XXX (2002 film)>XXX| Yelena||2004|Sarah|Also co-writer and director|2004|Gina||2005Last Days (2005 film)>Last Days|Asia||2005|(Cindy: The Doll Is Mine)|Cindy Sherman / The Model|Short film|2005|Land of the Dead|Slack||2006|Live Freaky! Die Freaky!|Habagail Folger (voice)||2006Marie Antoinette (2006 film)>Marie Antoinette|Madame du Barry||2006Transylvania (film)>Transylvania|Zingarina||2006Friendly Fire (2006 film)>Friendly Fire|Grand Dame|Video|2007|Boarding Gate|Sandra||2007|Go Go Tales|Monroe||2007|Vellini||2007|Sarah Mandy||2008On War (film)>On War|Uma||2009|Diamond 13|Calhoune||2011Horses (film)>Horses|Madre||2011Islands (2011 film)>Islands|Martina||2011|Baciato dalla fortuna|Betty||2011Drifters (2011 film)>Drifters|Beatrice Plana||2012|Dracula 3DLucy Westenra>Lucy Kisslinger||2012Do Not Disturb (2012 film)>Do Not Disturb|Monica||2012|Firmeza|Asia|Short film|2013|Naya|Short film|2013Cadences obstinées>Obsessive Rhythms|Margo||2014|Shongram|Sarah|Bangladeshi film|2014Misunderstood (2014 film)>Misunderstood||Director and writer|2017|Shadow||Short film|2018|Alien Crystal Palace|Sybille Atlante||2020Agony (2020 film)>Agony|Isidora||2021|Sans soleil|Léa||2022|Dark Glasses|Rita||2022Padre Pio (film)>Padre Pio|Tall Man||2022Vera (2022 film)>Vera|Asia||2023(:fr:Seule : Les Dossiers Silvercloud>Let Her Kill You)|Anna||2023|Dario Argento Panico |Herself|Documentary film">

Television{| class"wikitable sortable"

! Year! Title! Role! class="unsortable" | Notes|1985|Sogni e bisogni|Gloria|Episode: "Il ritorno di Guerriero"|2000Les Misérables (2000 TV miniseries)>Les Misérables|Éponine Thénardier|TV miniseries|2004|Milady|Sally La Chèvre|TV film|2011|Sangue caldo|Anna Rosi|Episodes: "1.1", "1.2"|2014|Rodolfo Valentino – La leggenda|Natacha Rambova|Episode: "1.2"|2016|(Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown)|Herself|Season 10, Episode 8: "Southern Italy: The Heel of the Boot"|2016|Ballando con le stelle|Contestant |Series 11|2018The X Factor (Italy)>The X Factor Italy|JudgeX Factor (Italian season 12)>series 12; auditions-judges' houses|2020|Pechino Express |Contestant along with Vera Gemma |Season 8">

Video games{| class"wikitable"

! Year! Title! Role! Notes|2008–2009|Mirror's Edge|Faith Connors|Dubbed in the Italian version; Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/Microsoft Windows version

Writing

Asia published her autobiography, Anatomy of a wild heart, in 2021.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

Music videos

• "(s)AINT" – Marilyn Manson
• "This Picture" – Placebo
• "Live Fast! Die Old!" – with Munk
• "Someone" – with Archigram and Antipop
• "Sexodrome" – with Morgan
• "Life Ain't Enough for You" – with The Legendary Tigerman
• "My Stomach Is the Most Violent of All of Italy" – with The Legendary Tigerman
• "Ours" – with Tim Burgess
• "La vie est belle" – Indochine
• "Dead Meat" – Sean Lennon

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Discography{| class"wikitable" style"padding: 10px;"

! Album! ReleasedAsia Argento (1 Disco Sux / 2 U Just Can't Stop the Rock / 3 Sad Core) >| 2008Total Entropy >| 2013Music From My Bed >| 2021

Awards

Asia Argento has received the following awards:

• 1988: Giffoni Film Festival, Best Actress
• 1989: Best Actress (Migliore Attrice), Golden Goblets, Italy
• 1994: Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista), David di Donatello Awards
• 1994: Best Actress, Flaiano International Prizes
• 1994: Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista), Golden Ciak Awards
• 1996: Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista), Golden Ciak Awards
• 1996: Best Actress (Migliore Attrice), Golden Goblets, Italy
• 1997: Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista), David di Donatello Awards
• 2001: Best New Director, Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival
• 2003: Best Actress, Melbourne Underground Film FestivalWEB,weblink Asia Argento, IMDb,

Recognition

In 2012, Argento was highlighted in the retrospective Argento: Il Cinema Nel Sangue at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City.WEB,weblink The Museum of Arts and Design, Madmuseum.org, 4 June 2017, The retrospective celebrated the influence of the Argento family on filmmaking in Italy and around the world. It highlighted Asia's contribution as well as that of her mother (Daria Nicolodi), father, grandfather (Salvatore), and uncle (Claudio).WEB, Argento: Il Cinema Nel Sangue,weblink Museum of Arts and Design, 5 August 2015, NEWS, Dollar, Steve, Importing Cinema of Great Import,weblink Wall Street Journal, 12 April 2012, Dow Jones Inc, 5 August 2015, WEB, Kasman, Daniel, The Design and Architecture of Terror: Dario Argento's "Deep Red",weblink Notebook, MUBI, 3 August 2015, 5 August 2015,

See also

• Cinema of Italy

References

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External links

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