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Asia Argento was born into a family of actors and movie-makers,
and she is one of the most sought-after actresses of the moment. She made her
debut when she was only nine years old in Sergio Citti's _"Sogni e bisogni"
(1984) (mini)_ . In 1988, she had the leading role in Cristina Comencini's first
film Zoo (1989) and was part of the cast of Chiesa, La (1989), directed by Michele
Soavi. The following year, she played Nanni Moretti's daughter in Palombella
rossa (1989) (also directed by Nanni Moretti).
It was with Amiche del cuore, Le (1992), written and directed
by Michele Placido that Asia's career really took off and she was able to move
on from playing very young girls to more mature, complex roles. The movie was
well-received at the Cannes International Film Festival. In Trauma (1993), she
worked for the first time with her father, famed Italian horror director Dario
Argento, playing an anorexic girl in search of her parents' killer. The Phantom
of the Opera) is the third film Asia has made with her father; in 1992, she
made Trauma (1993) (filmed in the US) and The Stendal Syndrome in 1996. Her
mother is actress Daria Nicolodi'.
Asia's absorbed, intense style of acting was well-used in Giuseppe
Piccioni's Condannato a nozze (1993). In 1993, she co-starred in Carlo Verdone's
Perdiamoci di vista! (1994) in which she played Arianna, a physically disabled
girl--an intricate, difficult role that won her the David di Donatello for best
actress (1993-1994). She also had a featured role in the international cast
of Reine Margot, La (1994), directed by Patrice Chéreau. In 1995, she
worked with Michel Piccoli in Peter Del Monte's Compagna di viaggio (1996),
which again won her a David di Donatello and a Grolla d'oro.
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