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Name and age: Asia Argento, 21.

Also known as: "The Italian Winona Ryder."

And ... : The unfortunate young baroness who gets poisoned in the almost soft-core Euro-smash of '94, Queen Margot. Origins: Born into a Roman showbiz family—her father is Dario Argento, the Italian Roger Corman. Dario's latest film in English: Trauma (straight to video). Asia's latest film:B. Monkey, directed by Michael Radford of Il Postino renown (coming in September). How we can tell she's a director's daughter: "I believe actors are the instrument in the hands of the directors, and I like directors more than actors." What's wrong with actors? "It's not as noble and creative a profession as people want you to think. It's all about being loved. That's why actors are insecure, because all of a sudden they are loved by all these people. You feel like you need more and more and more.

Then one day you want everything!

I think it's a strange job."

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