Asia Argento was born in Italy, into a family of actors and filmmakers. Her debut as an actress was in Sogni e bisogni (1985). She worked for the first time with her father in Trauma (1993). She is known for her performance in Scarlet Diva (2000), XXX (2002), El corazón es mentiroso (2004) and La tierra de los muertos (2005), among others.