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Michaela Schaffrath, née Jänke, was born on December 6, 1970, in Eschweiler, West Germany. A former nurse, she entered the adult film industry after posing nude for the German magazine Coupé, adopting the stage name Gina Wild. She gained international recognition as a pornographic actress, winning the Venus Award for Best New Starlet in 1999 and Best German Actress in 2000.
In 2000, Schaffrath retired from pornography and transitioned to mainstream acting, appearing in German television series such as TV total, In aller Freundschaft, and Wer wird Millionär? . In 2005, she sold the rights to her stage name and the Gina Wild brand to distance herself from her past.
She was married to Axel Schaffrath from 1990 until their divorce in 2005, and later to Michael Wanhoff from 2009 until their separation in 2013. As of 2009, she lived in Frankfurt and Hamburg and was managed by her former husband.