Asia Argento

Asia Argento has never made it easy to be her fan, and that is precisely why I respect her. Born into Italian horror royalty as Dario Argento's daughter, she could have coasted on the family name; instead she won two David di Donatello awards while still young and built a career across acting, directing, and music out of raw, uncomfortable honesty. Her work feels like an open wound, which is not to everyone's taste, but I find that refusal to be polished or likable genuinely rare in European cinema. She is a turbulent, complicated figure, yet the talent underneath the chaos is undeniable. I keep watching because she keeps risking everything.

Name (English)

Asia Argento

Name (Japanese)

アーシア・アルジェント

Reading

あーしあ・あるじぇんと

Born

September 20, 1975 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rabbit

Origin

Rome, Province of Rome, Italy

Height

168 cm

Occupation

film director / actor / disc jockey / singer / screenwriter

Awards & achievements

• 1994 David di Donatello for Best Actress
• 1997 David di Donatello for Best Actress
• Ciak d'oro - Best Lead Actress
• 1996 Grolla d'oro for Best Leading Actress

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/asiaargento/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88

Tags

• Province of Rome
• film director
• actor
• disc jockey

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.