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Asia Argento

Asia Argento

Actor and director, also writer and producer · Born September 20, 1975 (51) · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Asia Argento (born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento; 20 September 1975) is an Italian actress, singer, model, and director. Her mother is actress Daria di Nicolodi and her father is Dario de Argento, an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter, well known for his work in the Italian giallo genre and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies. Her maternal great-grandfather was composer Alfredo Casella. Asia Argento started acting at the age of nine, playing a small role in a film by Sergio Citti. She also had a small part in Demons 2, a 1986 film written and produced by her father, at the age of 10, as well as its unofficial sequel, La Chiesa (The Church), when she was 14, and Trauma (1993), when she was 18. She received the David di Donatello (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. In 1998, Argento began appearing in English-language movies, such as B. Monkey and New Rose Hotel. Argento has proven her ability to work in multiple languages, adding French, with a role as Charlotte de Sauve in 1994's La Reine Margot. That same year, she made her first foray into directing, calling the shots behind the short films Prospettive and A ritroso. In 1996, she directed a documentary on her father, and in 1998 a second one on Abel Ferrara, which won her the Rome Film Festival Award. Argento directed and wrote her first movie, Scarlet Diva (2000), which her father co-produced. In 2002, she portrayed Russian undercover spy Yelena in the action film XXX alongside Vin Diesel. In 2004 she directed her second film The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, based on a book by JT LeRoy, the pen name of Laura Albert, this time in the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Asia Argento, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
September 20, 1975 (51)
From
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Works as
Actor and director, also writer and producer
Titles
41 on Motif · 94 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Asia Argento's films like?

Across their 41 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Motif score: 28th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror8 titlesTypical Motif score: 40th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Motif score: 24th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Motif score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Motif score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Motif score: 27th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Motif score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
24%
Self
19%
Morality
17%
Bonds
16%
Society
12%
Power
10%
Ideas
2%
Survival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 11 · Dark 21

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 10

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 14 · Intense 21

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 15

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 19 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

27 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 27 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 27
Shadow
5 of 27
Shapeshifter
5 of 27
Trickster
4 of 27
Ally
2 of 27
Mentor
2 of 27
Herald
2 of 27
Show the 27 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Dread
17
Melancholic
19
Contemplative
8
Absurd
8
Other
28

How their films linger

Unsettling18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous17
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Asia Argento's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 41 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Asia Argento's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

94 credits, 41 with a Motif page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Death Has No Master(2026)

    as Caro

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Armony (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Stronger Than the Devil(2025)

    as Mila

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Book of Joy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Mater

  • Qui staremo benissimo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Kidney

  • R.I.P. - Roast-in-Peace (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Money Road - Ogni tentazione ha un prezzo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Get Help (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Benedetta Fabiani

  • Queens of Drama(2024)

    as Magalie Charmer

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Interstate(2024)

    as Anna

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust(2024)

    as Mermaid (voice)

    Motif score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • La Storia(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Santina

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Gigolò per caso(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Costanza

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Deep Argento (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Let Her Kill You(2023)

    as Anne

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Vera (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Asia

  • Padre Pio(2022)

    as Tall Man

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Dark Glasses(2022)

    Associate Producer · as Rita

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Without Sun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Léa

  • Frida. Viva la Vida(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Shongram (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sarah

  • Alien Crystal Palace (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sybille

  • Agony (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Isidora

  • Era di marzo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • Shadow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Baku, I Love You (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Asia (segment "Aziya")

  • Misunderstood(2014)

    Director · Screenplay

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Rodolfo Valentino - La leggenda (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Natacha Rambova

  • Obsessive Rhythms (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Margo

  • The Voice Thief (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Naya

  • Firmeza (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Screenplay · as Asia

  • Dracula 3D(2012)

    as Lucy

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Do Not Disturb(2012)

    as Monica

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Cavalli (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Madre

  • Baciato dalla fortuna (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Betty

  • Drifters(2011)

    as Beatrice Plana

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Sangue caldo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Anna Rosi

  • Islands (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Martina

  • 42 One Dream Rush (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Diamond 13 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Calhoune

  • On War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Uma

  • Go Go Tales(2007)

    as Monroe

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Mother of Tears(2007)

    as Sarah Mandy

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Boarding Gate(2007)

    as Sandra

    Motif score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Last Mistress(2007)

    as Vellini

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Buona la prima! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Suggeritrice

  • Delfinasia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Mafiosa(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as Charly

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Bother to Knock (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Editor · as Herself

  • Friendly Fire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Grand Dame

  • Transylvania (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Zingarina

  • Marie Antoinette(2006)

    as Comtesse du Barry

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Live Freaky Die Freaky(2006)

    as Habagail Folger (voice)

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Cindy, the Doll Is Mine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Cindy Sherman / The model

  • Land of the Dead(2005)

    as Slack

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Last Days(2005)

    as Asia

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Marilyn Manson: Lest We Forget (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things(2004)

    Director · Screenplay · as Sarah

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Keeper(2004)

    as Gina

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Milady (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    as Sally La Chèvre

  • Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Two Masters' Eyes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Ginostra(2002)

    as The Nun

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Red Siren(2002)

    as Anita

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • xXx(2002)

    as Yelena

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Love Bites(2001)

    as Violaine Charlier

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Éponine Thénardier

  • Scarlet Diva(2000)

    Director · Writer · as Anna Battista

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • La Scomparsa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Your Tongue On My Heart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Screenplay · Actor

  • B. Monkey(1998)

    as Beatrice

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • New Rose Hotel(1998)

    as Sandii

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom of the Opera(1998)

    as Christine Daaé

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Viola Kisses Everybody (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Viola

  • Abel/Asia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · as Self

  • Traveling Companion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    as Cora

  • Il cielo è sempre più blu(1996)

    Actor

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Stendhal Syndrome(1996)

    as Det. Anna Manni

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • DeGenerazione (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Assistant Director · Screenplay · Story · as Alessia (segment "Consegna a domicilio") · as Se stessa (segment "Prospettive") · as Lorna (segment "Squeak!")

  • Queen Margot(1994)

    as Charlotte de Sauve

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Perdiamoci di vista (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as Arianna Zorzi

  • Condemned to Be Wed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Olivia

  • Eurotrash (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Trauma(1993)

    as Aura Petrescu

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Close Friends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Simona

  • Palombella rossa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Valentina Apicella

  • The Church(1989)

    as Lotte

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Zoo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    as Martina

  • Demons 2(1986)

    as Ingrid Haller

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Sogni e bisogni (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • A Mother for an Hour

    as Daria

  • American Nails (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Gia: The Shadow of Beauty (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Tiens ferme ta couronne (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 94 titles, 89 of them dated from 1985 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

xXx (2002)

$277M worldwide

Highest rated

Queen Margot (1994)

Motif 92nd

Most popular right now

xXx (2002)

Film career

19852026

Peak 2006 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 17 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 94: 79 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Motif score29thDirecting13 of 94: 5 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting7 of 94: 0 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing2 of 94: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 94: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 94: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

94 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s5 · acting1990s16 · 15 acting · 3 crew2000s30 · 26 acting · 6 crew2010s20 · 17 acting · 4 crew2020s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 34% of 35 roles
8696010611

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Asia Argento's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 29th percentile, the median of the 37 of 38 with a score; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Motif score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 40 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned4
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · actor

Live Freaky Die Freaky (2006)

94th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Queen Margot (1994)

Motif 92nd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 32 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Asia Argento's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles39–95 · median 88 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles47–71 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity12 titles20–87 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles30–57 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles37–93 · median 80 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Asia Argento work with?

People who share at least 2 of Asia Argento's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dario Argento shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles