Daria Nicolodi is an Italian actress born on the 19th of June in Florence, Italy. She was the long term partner of Italian director Dario Argento but they were never actually married despite this often being reported. She is also the mother of actress Asia Argento. Dario Argento (born September 7, 1940) is a film director, producer and screenwriter well known for his work in the typically Italian giallo genre, and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies. ... Asia Aria Anna Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento (born September 20, 1975) is an Italian television and film actress and director. ...
In 1973, Daria was cast in La proprieta non e piu un furto, directed by Elio Petri, with Ugo Tognazzi and Julien Guiomard.
Meanwhile, Daria began writing a story mixing elements of her grandmother's stories in a style reminiscing of Thomas de Quincey's, a 19th century author associated with the romantic movement of literature and poetry.
Daria was initially cast in the main role, Suzy Bannen, but the American distributor insisted for a more familiar actress for the US market (Jessicar Harper was the final choice, recently triumphant in Phantom of the Paradise).