Daria Nicolodi dies at 70: Asia Argento pays tribute to her “ beloved ” mother

Daria Nicolodi, the Italian screenwriter and actress who starred in the 1980 supernatural film Inferno, has died at the age of 70.

Nicolodi’s daughter, Asia Argento, broke the news on Instagram on Thursday, where she posted a slideshow of images of her late mother.

Argento, 45, wrote a touching tribute in honor of her mother, and although she did not mention how her mother died, she mentioned that her mother would no longer have to ‘suffer’ .

“Rest in peace my beloved mother,” she wrote. “Now you can fly freely with your great mind and you won’t have to suffer anymore. I will try to continue for your beloved grandchildren and especially for you who would never want to see me so distressed.

“Even though without you I miss the ground beneath my feet, and I feel like I’ve lost my only true point of reference.” I am close to all those who knew and loved her. I will always be your Aria.

The Florence-born actress started acting on television after moving to Rome in the late 1960s, followed by a film career several years later, according to Deadline.

She started a romantic relationship with director Dario Argento, the Italian filmmaker known as “Master Of Horror”, with whom she also worked.

Together, the couple wrote the 1977 film Suspiria and Nicolodi even appeared in several films he directed, including Inferno, Deep Red, and Opera.

They separated in 1985 and share their daughter Asia.

Nicolodi continued to act into the 2000s, even appearing in the 2007 film directed by her ex Argento, Mother Of Tears.

The screenplay was written by Nicolodi and starred their daughter.

Besides Asia, Nicolodi is also mother-daughter Anna from her previous marriage to sculptor Mario Ceroli.