The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things is a novel-like book of ten related short stories written by Laura Albert under the name JT LeRoy, a persona that she has described as an "avatar," asserting that it enabled her to write things that she was incapable of expressing as Laura Albert.
 These stories predate the 2000 JT LeRoy novel "Sarah" but were published in 2001, after "Sarah" was released.
 The title is taken from Jeremiah (King James Bible version).
It is Silone's first novel and is regarded as his most famous work.
 It received worldwide acclaim and sold more than a million and a half copies in twenty-seven languages.
 It was first published as a German translation in Zurich, Switzerland in 1933 and was published in English by Penguin Books in September 1934.
 "Fontamara" is derived from the Italian 'Fonte Amara' (Bitter Stream), which Victor Wolfson used as the title for his 1936 stage adaptation of the book, presented in New York at the Civic Repertory Theatre.
 The novel was also adapted for cinema by director Carlo Lizzani and the film "Fontamara" was released in 1977.
 Appearing on the eve of the Spanish Civil War, and published just a few months after Hitler came to power, when the world was beginning to take sides for or against fascism, the novel had a galvanising effect on public opinion.
 "Fontamara" 'became the very symbol of resistance' and ‘is widely agreed to have played a major role as a document of anti-Fascist propaganda outside Italy in the late 1930s’ as it criticises the deceitful and immoral nature of the Fascist party and its followers.
Asia Argento [pronounced "ah-see-ah ar-jen-toe] (born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento; 20 September 1975) is an Italian actress, singer, model, and director.
 Argento is best known for the role of Yelena in the action film "xXx", the first installment in the "xXx" franchise.
The Starlite Desperation is a rock band originally from Monterey, California.
 Combining elements of garage rock, punk, psychedelic music, goth rock, post punk, glam rock and 60's Pop.
 They released three full length records, 1 EP, and 3 singles, on several labels, including Gold Standard Laboratories.
 The founding members were Dante Adrian White, Jeff Ehrenberg, and Dana Lacono.
 In 1999, the band relocated to Detroit, Michigan and then to Los Angeles, California in 2002.
 In 2004, their song Born To Be Dizzy was used to close the film, The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, directed by Asia Argento.
 The band toured extensively in The United States, Canada and Europe with numerous groups, including The Make-Up, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Rapture, The International Noise Conspiracy, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Dirtbombs, The Donnas, The Ponys, and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Moira Orfei (] ; born Miranda Orfei; 21 December 1931 – 15 November 2015) was an Italian actress and television personality.
 Moira was also considered the queen of the Italian circus, one stage name being "Moira of the Elephants".
 Cult movie fans know her for the many sword-and-sandal (peplum) films she starred in.
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things is a 2004 drama film co-written and directed by Asia Argento and starring Argento, Jimmy Bennett & Dylan and Cole Sprouse (with Jimmy, Dylan and Cole sharing the role as Jeremiah).
 The screenplay by Argento and Alessandro Magania is based on JT LeRoy's novel of the same name.
 The film received a limited theatrical release in North America on March 10, 2006.
Didi Perego (13 April 1937 – 28 June 1993) was a statuesque Italian actress who appeared in more than 80 films and television shows.
 She made her film debut in 1959's "Death of a Friend".
 The same year, she starred in perhaps her best-known role as Sofia in "Kapò".
 She won the "Silver Ribbon" for Best Supporting Actress from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists.
 She had a major starring role in Mario Bava's "Caltiki - The Immortal Monster" ("Caltiki - il Mostro Immortale") the same year.
Monica Scattini (1 February 1956 – 4 February 2015) was an Italian actress.
 Films Scattini appeared in include "Maniaci sentimentali", for which she won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress, and "Lontano da dove", for which she was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress.
 Her television credits include "Un ciclone in famiglia" and "Recipe for Crime".
 She also appeared in the films "Nine", "One from the Heart", and "Nora"
Virna Pieralisi (] ; 8 November 1936 – 18 December 2014), better known as Virna Lisi ] , was an Italian actress.
 Her film appearances included "How to Murder Your Wife" (1965), "Not with My Wife, You Don't!
" (1966), "Beyond Good and Evil" (1977), and "Follow Your Heart" (1996).
 For the 1994 film "La Reine Margot", she won Best Actress at Cannes and the César Award for Best Supporting Actress.
A Dragon Lady is usually a stereotype of East Asian and occasionally South Asian women as strong, deceitful, domineering, or mysterious.
 The term's origin and usage is Western, not Chinese.
 Inspired by the characters played by actress Anna May Wong, the term comes from the female villain in the comic strip "Terry and the Pirates".
 It has since been applied to powerful Asian women and to a number of racially Asian film actresses.
 The stereotype has generated a large quantity of sociological literature.
 "Dragon Lady" is sometimes applied to persons who lived before the term became part of American slang in the 1930s.
 It is also used to refer to any powerful but prickly woman, usually in a derogatory fashion.

Question: Which Italian Actress starred in The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things?
Answer: Asia Argento