Asia Aria Anna Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento (born September 20, 1975) is an Italian television and film actress and director. Argento was born in Rome. Asia Argento started acting at the age of nine [9] playing a small part in a film by Sergio Citti. She appeared in Placebo's music video, This Picture, and featured on a cover version of Je t'aime... moi non plus with Placebo frontman Brian Molko and dance producers Trash Palace. She speaks fluent Italian and English. She can also speak French, which she learned for her role in Les Morsures de L’Aube.