Asia Argento (b. 1975) is an Italian actress, director, screenwriter, and singer who is also known for her artistic independence and outspoken activism. She is the daughter of Italian filmmaker Dario Argento (b. 1940), renowned for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies, after a long career working in the Italian giallo film genre that often contains elements of slasher, thriller, psychological and supernatural horror, psychological thriller, and sexploitation. Her mother is Italian television and film actress and screenwriter Daria Nicolodi (1950-2020). Growing up in a creative and unconventional environment shaped her artistic sensibilities from a young age.
With Graham Guit’s “Plus fort que le diable” (a.k.a. “Stronger Than the Devil”) as one of her latest features, Ms. Argento began acting at age nine in Sergio Citti’s television miniseries “Sogni e Bisogni” (1984); in Italian films she quickly developed a reputation for portraying complex, often troubled characters. One of her early breakthrough roles came in “Perdiamoci di vista” (1994, a.k.a. “Let’s Not Keep In Touch”), directed by Carlo Verdone, which earned her critical recognition in Italy. She later gained international attention for various international films she did, including for portraying Charlotte of Sauve in “La reine Margot” (1994, a.k.a. “Queen Margot”), directed by Patrice Chéreau.
Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, Ms. Argento appeared in a variety of European and American films. She starred in “La sindrome di Stendhal” (1966, a.k.a. “The Stendhal Syndrome”), directed by her father—their second of six films together—and later crossed over into Hollywood with roles in films such as the blockbuster “xXx” (2002, worldwide gross $277 million). In this action epic, a salute to the Bond franchise, she played a former KGB named Yelena opposite Vin Diesel.
In “Last Days” (2005), Gus Van Sant’s fictionalized account of the last days of a musician, loosely based on Kurt Cobain, she played one of the musician’s roommates. Despite working in mainstream productions from time to time, she maintained a strong connection to independent and experimental cinema.
In addition to acting, Ms. Argento established herself as a filmmaker. Her directorial debut, the Italian drama “Scarlet Diva” (2000), was a semi-autobiographical film that explored the struggles of a young actress navigating fame, exploitation, and personal turmoil. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and reflected Argento’s bold, confessional storytelling style. In the U.S. she later directed the drama “The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things” (2004), adapted from the novel by J. T. LeRoy. The film received a limited release in North America.
She has also worked in music, appeared in music videos, collaborated with various artists and performed as a singer. Her artistic identity often blends cinema, fashion, and underground culture, contributing to her status as a distinctive figure in European art circles.
Later, she became one of the prominent voices in the global #MeToo movement after publicly accusing Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault. Her allegations were among the first high-profile claims that helped expose widespread abuse in the film industry. She delivered a powerful speech at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, condemning industry silence and complicity. Her activism brought both support and controversy, placing her at the center of public debates about accountability and power dynamics in entertainment.
Asia Argento’s speech at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival
Her career reflects her commitment to artistic risk-taking and personal expression. Whether acting in provocative dramas, directing intimate independent films, or speaking out against injustice, she is an independent voice in international cinema.
Last April, she was one of the guests at the latest Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival to promote her latest film “Plus fort que le diable,” written and directed by French filmmaker Graham Guit.
In “Plus fort que le diable,” the life of Joseph and his girlfriend is comfortable, and they follow a predictable daily routine. Everything is meticulously planned and calculated. One day, Joseph unexpectedly runs into Valentin, his biological father. Valentin is the opposite of his son: he’s confused, broke, drunk, and unpredictable. Their reunion takes an unexpected turn when Valentin’s old acquaintances JP and Mila (character played by Ms. Argento) arrive, stirring up complications.
“Plus fort que le diable” (2025, French-language trailer without subtitles)
The following conversation with Ms. Argento was conducted in French at Palais 10 in Brussels, home of the BIFFF.
Ms. Argento, were you familiar with Graham Guit’s work before you collaborated with him on this film? What drew you to the role of Mila? Was it because she was a strong, determined woman?
I wasn’t familiar with Graham’s work, unfortunately. In fact, the role was originally written for a man, and the character’s name was Milo. When I read the script, I knew there was another actor who was supposed to play the role. After I had read the script, I begged to play the part. He agreed and didn’t change a thing, except for the name: it became Mila. And, yes, I loved that character’s madness. I loved the whole script. It’s crazy, just like me. I feel right at home in this world of people who aren’t normal. All I did was gain some extra weight and build some muscles; I wanted to be believable physically. So that’s it, basically, and I loved the experience. It’s great to promote the film here at the BIFFF because here you have one of the best audiences for a film like this. When I saw that the Festival would screen the film, I thought, ‘I absolutely have to come and see the film with the audience here because this is the best audience for a black comedy.’ I don’t even know how to describe the genre of this film.
It’s a very dark comedy with plenty of gory, bloody scenes, isn’t it? Do you think it accurately reflects the level of violence found in our contemporary society?
Horror cinema—take George A. Romero’s films, for example [in 2005, they made “Land of the Dead”]—always reflects society, politics, and the things we don’t like. The genre is like a four-walled space where we move around and do whatever we want. We have more freedom within the confines of a genre film, I think, more than in auteur cinema, for example. We can better convey through metaphors—like this film—what we’re experiencing in the news.
Is it a film that’s not very politically correct?
That’s what I love about it. That’s what I’ve always loved.
Things are often very edgy in your films. Why are you so interested in things that might shock people, like in trashy stuff? Is it because of your father’s legacy of giallo films?
Yes, that twisted sense of humor, I always loved that. It makes me laugh. And with normal comedy, I have a hard time laughing. Comedy never makes me laugh. But with this one, I find myself in something I recognize. That’s who I am. I don’t know if it’s because of my father’s films, or just because of a twisted part of my soul.
What criteria do you use to accept a role? Is it the character, the script, maybe the director?
All of that. All of that, and sometimes the money too. It’s important, more so today than before.
I always imagine that when you’re at home, you read the scripts that you receive, and you think, ‘That doesn’t interest me,’ ‘This one, we’ll see,’ or ‘That one, definitely.’ Is that how you choose your roles?
Yes, and I pay a lot of attention to the dialogue. I know right away if it’s something I believe in, if I can say it and be believable. I did a few comedies in Italy, but I often struggled with them because I didn’t talk like that in real life. I can bring my intellect and the expertise from my work to the table, which I’ve been doing for forty-one years. But at the same time, it doesn’t always come naturally to me—especially when I’m doing comedy. Because I don’t get it; it doesn’t make me laugh. So I don’t know how to make people laugh with something that isn’t part of me. That’s why the dialogue is so crucial, especially the way it is written, because then I know whether I believe it or not.
Looking at your career, you managed to combine a high-profile international career with horror films, B movies, and other niche genres. Does it say something relevant about your relationship with cinema?
You know, it’s not just how I experience cinema; it’s also how cinema experiences me. The projects come to me, people ask me to make a film. It’s not me who decides to shoot in America, France, or Belgium—I’ve also shot here with a female director. People ask me for a film; then I read the script and see if it interests me. And with “Plus fort que le diable,” I absolutely insisted on doing it; I really wanted to, I even prayed for it. It was very important for me to make this film because I wanted to do something that made me laugh.
Of all the filmmakers you worked with so far, who had the biggest influence on you and on the way you’ve approached your craft?
Definitely Abel Ferrara because we made a few films together [“New Rose Hotel,” 1998; “Go Go Tales,” 2007; “Padre Pio,” 2022]. He even shaped the way I look at cinema, the way I look at my work, the way I do my work. Since then, I knew better what to look for, or how to do it. In a way, he ruined my career because I did some very extreme things. Especially the movie “Go Go Tales” where I kissed a dog; that was even worse than #MeToo for my career. It was like a nail in my coffin. But, in any case, that was my journey, and I’m proud to have followed my urge to break taboos. Somebody had to do it; I guess it was my destiny.
You also appeared in six films directed by your father. Is this family legacy something that shaped you, or something you’ve ultimately tried to break free from?
Both. It’s a push-and-pull. Especially when I was younger, I wanted to assert myself… ‘But wait, I’m not just the daughter, I’m Asia!’ And then, it became even more extreme than genre cinema. But his films, that’s my DNA, too. After all, he’s my father, and I’m very proud.
Do you think society has become less tolerant?
Society… the dominance of American puritanism has influenced us; we’ve been contaminated, and then the #MeToo movement didn’t help either. It’s a shame because, for me, #MeToo is about women’s freedom, and women’s freedom isn’t about ‘Don’t touch, don’t look.’ It’s a different dimension, something entirely different. Puritanism has really damaged cinema, I think it’s even damaging the stories we tell. But perhaps only in genre—which is deeply cherished by a very loyal audience that loves those films—it is still possible to make those films. While in auteur cinema, everything has become tame, quiet, and boring.
About twenty years ago, you shot a few films in the United States. At the time, I thought you were going to become an American actress with an American career.
Yes, it’s strange. Because I went to live there to make my film as a director [“The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things,” 2004]. There are moments in life when you have two paths: you can either go this way or that way. And my agent there really wanted me to do another comedy, and some other movies. He said, ‘We’ll make a million, two million, and then you can make your film.’ I said that I had been an actress since I was nine, and now I was twenty-six or twenty-seven, and I said to myself, ‘No, I didn’t build my whole career just to come here and become a fool like the people I hate.’ Okay, some films were successful, and I had other successes already in Italy and France. But I didn’t want to be some kind of visitor or an alien, like the people I saw over there. So I decided to take the path I already knew, to make auteur cinema, extreme cinema, and make my own film over there. I did a film with Dennis Hopper [“The Keeper,” 2004]. That wasn’t a good movie, but, for me, it was an incredible experience because it was just him and me. So I learned a lot. I also worked with Gus Van Sant [“Last Days,” 2005]. I went over there to try new things; then, shortly after I finished my film, I left. Hollywood wasn’t for me because you had to wear those clothes, that jewelry, style your hair a certain way, live in a house like that, and hang out with people like that. It just didn’t work for me.
Instead you’ve collaborated extensively with people in France. What does France mean to you in terms of your career? Has it influenced the way you make films, or the way you work in general?
It didn’t affect my approach to filmmaking. I made different kinds of films in France than I did in Italy. But it helped me a lot because in Italy, they didn’t know how to categorize me. I was too strange, too different from typical Italian actresses: there was the beauty, there was the intellectual, and then there was me. I wasn’t one or the other; I was something different. But in France, I was more accepted, more normal—people were more fascinated by me, they weren’t afraid. I had opportunities—including in this film—to do the work that I loved. I got to play characters that didn’t exist in Italy.
So far, “Incompresa” [a.k.a. “Misunderstood,” 2014] was your last feature film as a director. Would you like to direct another film?
No, although I tried. I wrote two projects. But in Italy, it’s impossible because it’s even worse than in America. It’s all about marketing. ‘That’s too extreme, we can’t do that!’ So, no, it’s not possible for me. And I don’t have the strength I had when I was younger, when I really fought to tell my story. Now I think that it’s better to be an actress. And it is.
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
April 4, 2026
FILMS
DÈMONI 2… L’INCUBO RITORNA, a.k.a. DEMONS 2: THE NIGHTMARE IS BACK (1986) DIR Lamberto Bava PROD Dario Argento SCR Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, Franco Ferrini, Dardano Sachetti CAM Gianlorenzo Battaglia ED Piero Bozza, Franco Fraticelli MUS Simon Boswell CAST David Knight, Nancy Brilli, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Bobby Rhodes, Asia Argento (Ingrid Haller), Virginia Bryant, Anita Bartolucci, Lamberto Bava
ZOO (1988) DIR Cristina Comencini PROD Gianni Federici SCR Cristina Comencini, Francesca Melandri (story by Cristina Comencini) CAM Alfio Contini, Giuseppe Lanci ED Nino Baragli MUS Marco Werba CAST Asia Argento (Martina), Marco Parente, Daniel Olbrychski, Valentina Maschetti, Louis Ducreux, Victor Poletti, Eleonora Pariante, Andrea Gnecco
LA CHIESA, a.k.a. THE CHURCH (1989) DIR Michele Soavi PROD Dario Argento, Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori SCR Dario Argento, Michele Soavi, Franco Ferrini (story by Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini) CAM Renato Tafuri ED Franco Fraticelli MUS Philip Glass, Fabio Pignatelli, Keith Emerson, Goblin CAST Tomas Arani, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Hugh Quarshie, Barbara Cupisti, Antonella Vitale, Asia Argento (Lotte), Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Michele Soavi
PALOMBELLA ROSSA, a.k.a. RED WOOD PIGEON (1989) DIR Nanni Moretti PROD Nanni Moretti, Nella Banfi, Angelo Barbagello SCR Nanni Moretti (also story) CAM Giuseppe Lanci ED Mirco Garrone MUS Nicola Piovani CAST Nanni Moretti, Silvio Orlando, Mariella Valentini, Alfonso Santagata, Claudio Morganti, Asia Argento (Valentina), Eugenio Masciari, Mario Patanè, Antonio Petrocelli
LE AMICHE DEL CUORE, a.k.a. CLOSE FRIENDS (1992) DIR Michele Placido PROD Giovanni Di Clemente SCR Michele Placido, Roberto Nobile, Angelo Pasquini (story by Angelo Pasquini; idea from Michele Placido) CAM Giuseppe Lanci ED Ruggero Mastroianni MUS Nicola Piovani CAST Asia Argento (Simona), Carlotta Natoli, Claudia Pandolfi, Michele Placido, Enrico Lo Verso, Laura Trotter, Orchidea De Santis, Ivano De Matteo, Simonetta Stefanelli, Franco Interlenghi
TRAUMA (1993) DIR – PROD Dario Argento SCR Dario Argento, T.E.D. Klein (story by Dario Argento, Gianni Romoli, Franco Ferrini) CAM Raffaele Mertes ED Dario Argento, Bennett Goldberg MUS Pino Donaggio, Andrea Bandel CAST Christopher Rydell, Asia Argento (Aura Petrescu), Piper Laurie, Frederic Forrest, Laura Johnson, Dominique Serrand, James Russo, Ira Belgrade, Brad Dourif, Fiore Argento
CONDANNATO A NOZZE, a.k.a. DIARY OF A MAN CONDEMNED TO MARRIAGE (1993) DIR Giuseppe Piccioni PROD Gaetano Daniele, Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori SCR Giuseppe Piccioni, Franco Bernini, Fabrizio Bettelli CAM Roberto Meddi ED Esmeralda Calabria MUS Antonio Di Pofi CAST Sergio Rubini, Margherita Buy, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Patriza Piccinini, Enzo Cannavale, Asia Argento (Olivia)
PERDIAMOCI DI VISTA, a.k.a. LET’S NOT KEEP IN TOUCH (1994) DIR Carlo Verdone PROD Vittorio Cecchi Gori SCR Carlo Verdone, Francesca Marciano CAM Danilo Desideri ED Antonio Siciliano MUS Fabio Liberatori CAST Carlo Verdone, Asia Argento (Arianna Zorzi), Aldo Maccione, Anita Bartolucci, Luis Molteni, Roberto Sbaratto, Néstor Garay, Mariangela Giordano
LA REINE MARGOT, a.k.a. QUEEN MARGOT (1994) DIR Patrice Chéreau PROD Claude Berri SCR Patrice Chéreau, Danièle Thompson (novel “La Reine Margot” [1845] by Alexandre Dumas) CAM Philippe Rousselot ED Hélène Viard, François Gédigier MUS Goran Bregovic CAST Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hughes Anglade, Vincent Perez, Virna Lisi, Dominique Blanc, Pascal Greggory, Claudio Amendola, Miguel Bosé, Asia Argento (Charlotte of Sauve), Jean-Claude Brialy, Julien Rassam, Johan Leysen, Barbet Schroeder
DE GENERAZIONE, a.k.a. DEGENERATION (1994) DIR Asia Argento (segment PROSPETTIVE) PROD Antonio Azzalini, Mauro Calevi SCR Asia Argento (segment PROSPETTIVE) ED Federico Maria Maneschi CAST Paolo Bellizzomi, Mario De Candia, Asia Argento (Alessia/Se Stessa/Lorna)
LA SINDROME DI STENDHAL, a.k.a. THE STENDHAL SYNDROME (1996) DIR Dario Argento PROD Dario Argento, Giuseppe Colombo SCR Dario Argento (story by Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini; novel “La sindrome di Stendhal” [1989] by Graziella Margherini) CAM Giuseppe Rotunno ED Angelo Nicolini MUS Ennio Morricone CAST Asia Argento (Det. Anna Manni), Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Leonardi, Luigi Diberti, Julien Lambroschini, John Quentin, Paolo Bonacelli
IL CIELO È SEMPRE PIÙ BLU, a.k.a. BITS AND PIECES (1996) DIR Antonello Grimaldi PROD Maurizio Totti, Domenico Procacci SCR Daniele Cesarano, Paolo Marchesini CAM Allesandro Pesci ED Angelo Nicolini MUS Enzo Favata CAST Asia Argento (Cousin), Luca Barbareschi, Margherita Buy, Roberto Citran, Enrico Lo Verso, Ivano Marescotti, Dario Argento, Monica Bellucci
COMPAGNA DI VIAGGIO, a.k.a. TRAVELING COMPANION (1996) DIR Peter Del Monte PROD Enzo Porcelli SCR Peter Del Monte (story by Peter Del Monte, Mario Fortunato) CAM Giuseppe Lanci ED Simona Paggi MUS Dario Lucantoni CAST Asia Argento (Cora), Michel Piccoli, Lino Capolicchi, Silvia Cohen, Max Malatesta, Pier Francesco Poggi, Tarcisio Branca, Antonio Calia
VIOLA BACIA TUTTI, a.k.a. VIOLA KISSES EVERYBODY (1998) DIR Giovanni Veronesi PROD Vittorio Cecchi Gori SCR Giovanni Veronesi, Rocco Papaleo CAM Fabio Cianchetti ED Cecilia Zanuso MUS Aldo De Svalzi, Pivio CAST Asia Argento (Viola), Massimo Ceccherini, Valerio Mastandrea, Rocco Papaleo, Daria Nicolodi, Daniela Poggi, Enzo Robutti, Massimo Salvianti, Franco Califano
NEW ROSE HOTEL (1998) DIR Abel Ferrara PROD Edward R. Pressman SCR Abel Ferrara, Christ Zois CAM Kim Kelsch ED Jim Mol, Anthony Redman MUS Schoolly D CAST Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Asia Argento (Sandii), Annabella Sciorra, John Lurie, Kimmy Suzuki, Miou, Yoshitaka Amano, Gretchen Mol, Phil Neilson, Ryûichi Sakamoto
B. MONKEY (1998) DIR Michael Radford PROD Stephen Woolley, Colin Vaines SCR Michael Radford, Chloe King, Michael Thomas (novel “B. Monkey” [1992] by Andrew Davies) CAM Ashley Rowe ED Joëlle Hache MUS Luis Bacalov, Jennie Muskett CAST Asia Argento (Beatrice), Jared Harris, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Julie T. Wallace, Ian Hart, Tim Woodward, Bryan Pringle, Clare Higgins
IL FANTASMA DELL’OPERA, a.k.a. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1998) DIR Dario Argento PROD Giuseppe Colombo SCR Dario Argento, Gérard Brach (novel “Le fantôme de l’opéra” [1910] by Gaston Leroux) CAM Ronnie Taylor ED Anna Rosa Napoli MUS Ennio Morricone CAST Julian Sands, Asia Argento (Christine Daaé), Andrea Di Stefano, Nadia Rinaldi, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, István Bubik, Lucia Guzzardi, Aldo Massasso, Zoltan Barabas
SCARLET DIVA (2000) DIR – SCR Asia Argento PROD Dario Argento, Claudio Argento, Stefano Curti CAM Frederic Fasano ED Anna Rosa Napoli, Scott Marchfeld, Kahlid Mills MUS John Hughes CAST Asia Argento (Anna Battista), Jean Shepard, Herbert Fritsch, Gianluca Arcopinto, Joe Coleman, Francesca d’Aloja, Vera Gemma, Justinian Kfoury, Daria Nicolodi, Schoolly D
LES MORSURES DE L’AUBE, a.k.a. LOVE BITES (2001) DIR Antoine de Caunes PROD Patrick Godeau, Richard Grandpierre SCR Laurent Chalumeau (novel “Les morsures de l’aube” [1992] by Tonino Benacquista) CAM Pierre Aïm ED Joële Van Effenterre CAST Guillaume Canet, Asia Argento (Violaine Charlier), Gérard Lanvin, Gilbert Melki, José Garcia, Vincent Perez, Jean-Marie Winling, Orazio Massaro, Frédéric Pellegeay, James Arch, Corinne Debonnière
LA SIRÈNE ROUGE, a.k.a. RED SIREN (2002) DIR Olivier Metagon PROD Simon Arnal, Carole Scotta SCR Olivier Metagon, Robert Conrath, Alain Berliner, Norman Spinrad (novel “La sirène rouge” [1993] by Maurice G. Dantec) CAM Denis Rouden ED Stéphanie Gaurier MUS Nicolas Bikialo CAST Asia Argento (Anita), Jean-Marc Barr, Frances Barber, Andrew Tiernan, Alexandra Negrão, Edouard Montoute, Vernon Dobtcheff, Johan Leysen
XXX (2002) DIR Rob Cohen PROD Neal H. Moritz SCR Rich Wilkes CAM Dean Semler ED Chris Lebenzon MUS Randy Edelman CAST Vin Diesel, Asia Argento (Yelena), Martin Scokas, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Roof, Richy Müller, Werner Daehn, Petr Jákl, Jan Filipenský, Tom Everett, Danny Trejo, Rich Wilkes, Rob Cohen
GINOSTRA (2002) DIR – SCR Manuel Pradal PROD Jean-François Fonlupt CAM Maurizio Calvesi ED Valérie Deseine MUS Carlo Crivelli CAST Harvey Keitel, Andie MacDowell, Francesca Neri, Stefano Dionisi, Harry Dean Stanton, Mattia De Martino, Asia Argento (The Nun), Luigi Maria Burruano, Angela Goodwin, Veronica Lazar
THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS (2004) DIR Asia Argento PROD Alain de la Mata, Chris Hanley, Roberta Hanley, Brian Young SCR Asia Argento, Allessandro Magania (book with ten related short stories by Laura Albert [J.T. LeRoy]) CAM Eric Alan Edwards ED Jim Mol MUS Billy Corgan, Marco Castoldi, Kim Gordon [Sonic Youth] CAST Asia Argento (Sarah), Jimmy Bennett, Peter Fonda, Ben Foster, Marilyn Manson, Ornella Muti, Kip Pardue, Michael Pitt, Jeremy Renner, John Robinson, Dylan Cole Sprouse
THE KEEPER (2004) DIR Paul Lynch PROD Juliet Jones, Jamie Brown SCR Gerald Sanford CAM Curtis Petersen ED Julian Rodd MUS Sacha Puttnam CAST Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento (Gina), Helen Shaver, Lochlyn Munro, Charles Frederick, Alex Zahara, Alejandro Abellan, Fred Keating, Philip Granger
LAST DAYS (2005) DIR – SCR – ED Gus Van Sant PROD Dany Wolf CAM Harris Savides MUS Rodrigo Lopresti CAST Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Argento (Asia), Scott Patrick Green, Nicole Vicius, Ricky Jay, Ryan Orion, Harmony Korine, Kim Gordon, Rodrigo Lopresti, Thadeus A. Thomas, Gus Van Sant
LAND OF THE DEAD (2005) DIR – SCR George A. Romero PROD Peter Grunwald, Bernie Goldman, Mark Canton CAM Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek ED Miroslaw Baszak MUS Michael Doherty CAST Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento (Slack), Robert Joy, Eugene Clark, Joanne Boland, Tony Nappo, Jennifer Baxter, Boyd Banks, Jasmin Geljo, Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright
LIVE FRIDAY! DIE FRIDAY! (2006, animated) DIR – SCR John Roecker PROD Tim Armstrong ED Dean Gonzales MUS Tim Armstrong, Roddy Bottum CAST (voice only) Asia Argento (Habigail Folger), Tim Armstrong, Travis Barker, Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt, John Doe, Lars Fredericksen, Davey Havok, Kelly Osbourne
MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006) DIR Sofia Coppola PROD Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz SCR Sofia Coppola (book “Marie Antoinette: The Journey” [2001] by Antonia Fraser) CAM Lance Acord ED Sarah Flack MUS Dustin O’Halloran CAST Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Judy Davis, Rip Torn, Rose Byrne, Asia Argento (Comtesse du Barry), Molly Shannon, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, Steve Coogan, Marianne Faithful, Aurore Clément, Katrine Boorman
TRANSYLVANIA (2007) DIR – SCR Tony Gatlif ASSOC PROD Vadim Glowna, Raymond Tarabay CAM Céline Bozon ED Monique Dartonne MUS Tony Gatlif, Delphine Mantoulet CAST Asia Argento (Zingarina), Amira Casar, Birol Ünel, Alexandra Beaujard, Marco Castoldi, Bea Palya, Marina Boldizsac, Rares Budileanu, Nicolae Cristache, Florin Estefan, Gabor, Simion Lupu, Cornel Reileanu
BOARDING GATE (2007) DIR – SCR Olivier Assayas PROD François Margolin CAM Yorick Le Saux ED Luc Barnier CAST Asia Argento (Sandra), Michael Madsen, Kelly Lin, Carl Ng, Kim Gordon, Alex Descas, Joana Preiss, Sau-Ming Tsang, Bing Hei Chim, Kim Lee Wing, Ricky Chun-Tong Wong
GO GO TALES (2007) DIR Abel Ferrara EXEC PROD Massimo Cortesi, Enrico Coletti SCR CAM Fabio Cianchetti ED Fabio Nunziata MUS Francis Kuipers CAST Asia Argento (Monroe), Ricardo Scamarcio, Willem Dafoe, Stefania Rocco, Matthew Modine, Bob Hoskins, Sylvia Miles, Roy Dotrice, Joe Cortese, Burt Young, Bianca Balti, Shanyn Leigh, Lou Doillon
UNE VIEILLE MAÎTRESSE, a.k.a. THE LAST MISTRESS (2007) DIR Catherine Breillat PROD Jean-François Lepetit SCR (novel “Une vieille maîtresse” [1851] by Jules-Amédée Barbey d’Aurevilly; adaptation by Catherine Breillat) CAM Giorgos Arvanitis ED Pascale Chavance CAST Asia Argento (Vellini), Fu’ad Aït Aattou, Roxane Mesquida, Claude Sarraute, Yolande Moreau, Michel Lonsdale, Anne Parillaud, Jean-Philippe Tesse, Léa Seydoux
LA TERZA MADRE, a.k.a. THE MOTHER OF TEARS – THE THIRD MOTHER and MATER LACHRYMARUM – THE THIRD MOTHER (2007) DIR Dario Argento PROD Dario Argento, Claudio Argento, Marina Berlusconi, Giulia Marletta SCR Dario Argento, Jace Anderson, Adam Gierasch (story by Dario Argento; book “Susperia de Profundis” [1845] by Thomas de Quincey) CAM Frederic Fasano ED Walter Fasano MUS Claudio Simonetti CAST Asia Argento (Sarah Mandy), Christian Solimeno, Adam James, Udo Kier, Moran Atias, Valeria Cavalli, Philippe Leroy, Daria Nicolodi, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
DE LA GUERE, a.k.a. ON WAR (2008) DIR – SCR – MUS Bertrand Bonello PROD Bertrand Bonello, Kristina Larsen CAM Josée Deshaines ED Fabrice Rouaud CAST Mathieu Almaric, Asia Argento (Uma), Guillaume Depardieu, Clotilde Hesme, Léa Seydoux, Elina Löwensohn, Laurent Delbecque, Aurore Clément, Laurent Lukas, Michel Piccoli, Audrey Bonnet, Julie Gasnier, Vincent Macaigne
DIAMANT 13 (2009) DIR Gilles Béhat PROD Charles Gillibert, Marin Karmitz, Nathanaël Karmitz, Patrick Quinet, Claude Waringo SCR Gilles Béhat (adaptation by Olivier Marchal; novel “L’Étage des morts” by Hugues Pagan) CAM Bernard Malaisy ED Thierry Faber MUS Frédéric Verscheval CAST Gérard Depardieu, Olivier Marchal, Asia Argento (Calhoune), Anne Coesens, Aïssa Maïga, Catherine Marchal, Erick Deshors, Frédéric Frenay, Jean-François Wolff, Patrick Hastert
CAVALLI, a.k.a. HORSES (2011) DIR Michele Rho PROD Gianluca Arcopinto, Marco Ledda, Emanuele Nespeca SCR Michele Rho, Francesco Ghiaccio (short story by Pietro Grossi) CAM Andrea Locatelli ED Luca Benedetti MUS Nicola Tescari CAST Vinicio Marchioni, Michele Alhaique, Giulia Michelini, Duccio Camerini, Antonella Attili, Fausto Maria Sciarappa, Pippo Delbono, Marco Iermano, Asia Argento (Madre)
ISOLE (2011) DIR Stefanio Chiantini PROD Selvaggia Sada SCR Stefano Chiantini, Giuliano Miniati CAM Vladan Radovic ED Luca Benedetti MUS Piernicola Di Muro CAST Asia Argento (Martina), Giorgio Colangeli, Ivan Franek, Anna Ferruzzo, Pascal Zullino, Paolo Briguglia, Alessandro Tiberi, Vincenzo Crivello
BACIATO DELLA FORTUNA (2011) DIR Paolo Costella PROD Rita Rusic SCR Paolo Costella, Vincenzo Salemme, Gianluca Bomprezzi, Massimiliano Bruno (play “Fiore di ictus” by Vincenzo Salemme) CAM Enrico Lucidi ED Patrizio Marone MUS Pasquale Catalano CAST Vincenzo Salemme, Asia Argento (Betty), Nicole Grimaudo, Dario Bandiera, Alessandro Gassman, Giuseppe Giacobazzi
GLI SFIORATI, a.k.a. DRIFTERS (2011) DIR Matteo Rovere PROD Domenico Procacci SCR Matteo Rovere, Laura Paolucci, Francesco Piccoli (novel “Gli sfiorati” [1990] by Sandro Veronesi) CAM Vladan Radovic ED Giogio Franchini MUS Andrea Farri CAST Andrea Bosca, Miriam Giovanelli, Michele Riondino, Massimo Popolizio, Aitana Sanchez Guon, Asia Argento (Beatrice Plana), Claudio Santamaria
DRACULA 3D, a.k.a. ARGENTO’S DRACULA 3-D (2012) DIR Dario Argento PROD Giovanni Paolucci, Roberto Di Girolamo SCR Dario Argento, Enrique Cerezo, Stefano Piani, Antonio Tentori (book “Dracula” [1897] by Bram Stoker) CAM Luciano Tovoli ED Daniele Campelli, Marshall Harvey MUS Claudio Simonetti CAST Thomas Kretschmann, Marta Gastini, Asia Argento (Lucy Kisslinger), Unax Ugalde, Miriam Giovanelli, Rutger Hauer, Maria Cristina Heller, Augsto Zucchi, Franco Ravera, Francesco Rossini
DO NOT DISTURB (2012) DIR Yvan Attal PROD Mikaël Abecassis SCR Yvan Attal, Olivier Lécot (screenplay HUMPDAY [2009] by Lynn Shelton) CAM Thomas Hardmeier ED Jennifer Augé CAST François Cluzet, Yvan Attal, Laetitia Casta, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Asia Argento (Monica), Joey Starr, Bruno Guillot, Léon Vitale, Samuel Johde
CADENCES OBSTINÉES, a.k.a. OBSESSIVE RHYTHMS (2013) DIR – SCR Fanny Ardant PROD Paulo Branco CAM André Szankowski ED Julia Grégory MUS Jean-Michel Bernard CAST Asia Argento (Margo), Nuno Lopez, Gérard Depardieu, Franco Nero, Ricardo Pereira, Tudor Istodor, Johan Leysen, Laura Soveral, Mika, André Gomes, Marcello Urgeghe, Philippe Leroux
SHONGRAM (2014) DIR – PROD – SCR Munsur Ali CAM Lorenzo Levrini ED Richard Gordon-Colebrooke MUS Armeen Musa, Mogol Miah CAST Anupam Kehr, Asia Argento (Sarah), Azaam Reza, Arman Parvez Murad, Dilruba Yasmeen Ruhee, Ananta Hira, Steve Hope Wynne, Naj Modak, Subrata Barua, Raffaella Coleman, Max Pepper
INCOMPRESA, a.k.a. MISUNDERSTOOD (2014) DIR Asia Argento PROD Mario Gianani, Maurice Kantor, Lorenzo Mieli SCR Asia Argento, Barbara Alberti CAM Nicola Pecorini ED Filippo Barbieri CAST Giulia Salerno, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gabriel Garko, Carolina Poccioni, Anna Lou Castoldi, Alice Pea, Andrea Pittorino, Riccardo Russo, Sofia Patron
ALIEN CRYSTAL PALACE (2017) DIR Arielle Dombasle PROD Vincent Roget, Mathieu Bompoint SCR Arielle Dombasle, Nicolas Ker, Florian Bernas CAM Vojta Janyska, Élie Girard ED Coralie Rubio MUS Nicolas Villebrun, Nicolas Ker CAST Arielle Dombasle, Nicolas Ker, Michel Fau, Asia Argento (Sybille), Joséphine de la Baume, Joanna Preiss, Théo Hakola, Zoë Le Ber, Julian De Gainza, Christian Louboutin, Thaddaeus Ropac, Jean-Pierre Léaud
THE EXECUTRIX (2020) DIR – PROD Michele Civetta SCR Michele Civetta, Joseph Schuman CAM Nicola Pecorini ED Trish Fuller MUS Daniel Hunt, Barði Jóhannson CAST Asia Argento (Isidora), Jonathan Caoette, Monica Guerritore, Claudia Salerno, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Nero, Rade Serbedzija, Simone Wasserman
SANS SOLEIL (2021) DIR Banu Akseki PROD Cassandre Warnauts, Jean-Yves Roubin SCR Banu Akseki, Freddy Molanda CAM Olivier Boonjong ED Nicolas Rumpl CAST Louka Minnella, Asia Argento (Léa), Sandrine Blancke, Joe Decroisson, Constantine Attia, Jean-Benoît Ugeux, Antoine Mathieu, Marie-Jeanne Maldague, Amber Kemp
OCCHIALI NERI, a.k.a. DARK GLASSES (2022) DIR Dario Argento PROD Conchita Airoldi, Vincent Maraval, Laurentina Guidotti, Brahim Chioua SCR Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini CAM Matteo Cocco ED Flora Volpelière MUS Arnaud Rebotini CAST Ilenia Pastorelli, Asia Argento (Rita), Andrea Gherpelli, Mario Pirrello, Maria Rosaria Russo, Gennaro Iaccarino, Andrea Zhang, Paola Sambo
VERA (2022) DIR – PROD Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel SCR Tizza Covi CAM Rainer Frimmel ED Tizza Covi MUS Florian Benzer, Michael Pogo Kreiner CAST Vera Gemma, Daniel De Palma, Sebastian Dascalu, Annamaria Ciancamerla, Walter Saabel, Giuliana Gemma, Gennaro Lillio, Asia Argento (Asia), Alessandra Di Sanzo
PADRE PIO (2022) DIR Abel Ferrara PROD Filipp Kreuzer, Diana Phillips SCR Abel Ferrara, Maurizio Braucci CAM Alessandro Abate ED Leonardo Daniel Bianchi MUS Joe Delia CAST Shia LaBeouf, Cristina Chiriac, Marco Leonardi, Asia Argento (Tall Man), Vincenzo Crea, Luca Lionelli, Salvatore Ruocco, Brando Pacitto, Stella Mastrantonio, Federico Majorana, Anna Ferrara
SEULE: LES DOSSIERS SILVERCLOUD, a.k.a. LET HER KILL YOU (2023) DIR Jérôme Dassier PROD Ruth Walburger, Alain Benguigui SCR Jérôme Dassier, Didier Rouget CAM Greg Pedat ED Christophe Pinel MUS Nathaniel Méchaly CAST Asia Argento (Anna), Jeanne Balibar, Joseph Rezwin, Kim Sukwi, Paolo Tarabusi, Konstantin Shishkin, Wanja Sharshunov
SCHIRKOA: IN LIES WE TRUST (2024, animated) DIR – SCR Ishan Shukla PROD Ishan Shukla, Bich-Quân Tran CAM Antik Kumar MUS Sneha Khanwalkar CAST (voice only) Asia Argento (Mermaid), Golshifteh Farahani, Gaspar Noé, Anurag Kashyap, Shekhar Kapur, Karan Johar, Lav Diaz, Soko, Tibu Fortes, Piyush Mishra
ROMEO È GIULIETTA, a.k.a. ROMEO IS JULIET (2024) DIR Giovanni Veronesi PROD Fabrizio Donvito, Daniel Campos Pavoncelli, Marco Cohen, Benedetto Habib SCR Giovanni Veronesi, Pilar Fogliati, Giancarlo Lombardi [Nicola Baldoni] (story by Giovanni Veronesi, Pietro Valsecchi) CAM Giovanni Canevari ED Patrizio Marone MUS Andrea Guerra CAST Sergio Castellitto, Pilar Fogliati, Margherita Buy, Geppi Cucciari, Maurizio Lombardi, Serena De Ferrari, Domenico Diele, Alessandro Haber, Asia Argento (Asia Argento)
JOUR DE COLÈRE, a.k.a. INTERSTATE (2024) DIR Jean Luc Herbulot PROD Hicham Benkirane, Christophe Mazodier, Jean-Jacques Neira SCR Anthony Jaswinski CAM Hugo Brilmaker ED Raphael Lubczanski MUS Pierre Nesi CAST Joey Starr, Asia Argento (Anna), Michele Riondino, Joaquim Fossi, Michaël Aboteboul, Bérengère McNeese, Camille Pistone, Nlandu Lubansu, Lucile Ronveaux
LES REINES DU DRAME, a.k.a. QUEENS OF DRAMA (2024) DIR Alexis Langlois PROD Laetitia Gonzales, Yaël Fogiel, Inèz Daïen Dasi SCR Alexis Langlois, Thomas Colineau, Carlotta Coco (original idea by Alexis Langlois) CAM Marine Atlan ED Alexis Langlois, Gabriel Gonzalez MUS Piere Desprats CAST Louiza Aura, Gio Ventura, Alma Jodorowsky, Nana Benamer, Dustin Muchuvitz, Raya Martigny, Thomas Poitevin, Asia Argento (Magalie Charmer),
SELON JOY (2024) DIR Camille Lugan PROD Saïd Hamich SCR Camille Lugan, Salvatore Lista CAM Victor Zébo ED Grégoire Pontécaille MUS Rémi Boubal CAST Sonia Bonny, Volodymyr Zhdanov, Raphaël Thiéry, Asia Argento (Mater), Damien Chapelle, Grégoire Colin, Julien Drion, Pierre Le Baleur, Wabinlé Nabié, Sultan Ulutas
FATTI VEDERE, a.k.a. GET HELP (2025) DIR Tiziano Russo PROD Roberto Proia SCR Roberto Proia, Giulio Carrieri CAM Vito Frangione MUS Alessandro Bencini, Martina Catalfamo CAST Asia Argento (Benedetta Fabiani), Matilde Gioli, Francesco Centorame, Pierpaolo Spollon, Gaia Benassi, Luigi Cesolini, Barbara Enrichi, Selene Gandini, Yaser Mohamed, Luigi Pedranzini
PLUS FORTS QUE LE DIABLE, a.k.a. STRONGER THAN THE DEVIL (2025) DIR – SCR Graham Guit PROD Manuel Molina, Amos Rozenberg CAM Sylvestre Vannoorenberghe ED Alexandre Hadam, Julia Huteau-Mouglalis MUS Samuel Potin CAST Melvil Poupaud, Asia Argento (Mila), Maline Vacth, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Raïka Hazanavicius, Julie Chen, Harpo Guit, Maxi Delmelle, Chaida Chady Suku Suku, Heidi Johansson, Klara Vigalondo
QUI STAREMO BENISSIMO (2025) DIR Renato Giordano PROD Lorenzo Malafarina CAM Daniele Poli ED Francesco Garrone CAST Asia Argento (René), Dana Giuliano, Floriana Gentile, Antonio Medugno, Valerio Santoro
A MOTHER FOR AN HOUR (2026) DIR Giga Aglazde PROD Kristy Bell, Ben Charles Edwards CAM Konstantin Esadze CAST Asia Argento (Daria), Laure Whitmore, Frances Barber, Geoff Bell, Tamer Hassan, David Brooks, Dean Brunton, Ciaran Dow Jones, Jennifer Lane
TV MOVIE
MILADY (2004) DIR Josée Dayan PROD Josée Dayan, Jean-Luc Azoulay TELEPLAY Caherine Clément (novel “Les trois mousquetaires” [1844] by Alexandre Dumas, père) CAM Ennio Guarnieri ED Fred Béraud-Dufour MUS Bruno Coulais CAST Arielle Dombasle, Florent Pagny, Martin Lamotte, Julie Depardieu, Nicole Courcel, Asia Argento (Sally La Chèvre), Christopher Buchholz, Guillaume Depardieu
TV MINISERIES
SOGNI E BISOGNI (1985) DIR Sergio Citti PROD Achille Manzotti TELEPLAY Sergio Citti, David Grieco CAM Luciano Tovoli, Giuseppe Tinelli ED Ugo De Rossi MUS Francesco De Masi CAST Giulietta Masina, Héctor Alteria, Jacques Dufilho, Franco Citti, Paul Brekenridge, Carlo Verdone, Ninetto Davilo, Andréa Ferréol, Ugo Tognazzi, Asia Argento (Gloria), Marilù Tolo
LES MISÉRABLES (2000) DIR Josée Dayan PROD Gérard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Guérin TELEPLAY Didier Decoin (novel “Les misérables” [1862] by Victor Hugo) CAM Willy Stassen ED Marie-Josèphe Yoyette MUS Jean-Claude Petit CAST Gérard Depardieu, John Malkovich, Jeanne Moreau, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Virginie Ledoyen, Christian Clavier, Asia Argento (Éponine Thénardier), Michel Duchaussoy, Guillaume Depardieu
RODOLFO VALENTINO – LA LEGGENDA (2013) DIR Alessio Inturri PROD Alberto Tarallo, Matteo Sapio TELEPLAY Paola Pascolini, Giuseppe Bandalucco, Antonio Consentini, Franca de Angelis, Emanuela Del Monaco CAM Massimo Intoppa MUS Savio Ricardi CAST Gabriel Garko, Giuliano de Sio, Ángela Molina, Orso Maria Guerrini, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Yari Gugliucci, Asia Argento (Natacha Rambova)
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