Daria Nicolodi was born in Florence on 19 June 1950. Her father was a Florentine lawyer and her mother, Fulvia, was a scholar of ancient languages. Her maternal grandfather was composer
Alfredo Casella. During this time, she also appeared in
Shock, the final film of Italian horror director
Mario Bava. After her relationship with Argento ended in 1985, Nicolodi participated in such films as
Macaroni,
Notes of Love and her daughter
Asia Argento's
Scarlet Diva. In 2007, Nicolodi worked with Asia on Dario Argento's
Mother of Tears, the sequel to
Suspiria and
Inferno. ==Personal life and death==