| Birth name | Michaela Jänke |
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| Birth date | 6 December 1970 (age 55) |
| Birth place | Eschweiler, West Germany |
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| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Other names | Gina Wild[1] |
| Website | michaela-schaffrath.de |
Michaela Schaffrath (' Jänke; born 6 December 1970) is a German television actress and former pornographic actress.
A former nurse, she got started in the adult film industry after she posed nude for Coupé, a German adult magazine.[1] She gained international attention during her career as a pornographic actress under the stage name Gina Wild.[1] She won two Venus Awards, for Best New Starlet in 1999 and Best German Actress in 2000.[1][2]
In 2000, Schaffrath retired from pornography and moved into mainstream acting, and has since appeared in numerous German television series, such as TV total, In aller Freundschaft, and Wer wird Millionär?.[3] In 2005, she put the rights to her stage name and the brand 'Gina Wild' up for sale, in an attempt to shed her porn star past.[1]
She is managed by her former husband, and as of 2009, lived in both Frankfurt and Hamburg.[1]
References
- ^ Rhett Pardon (5 September 2005). "Porn Star Gina Wild Selling Her Stage Name". XBiz.com. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ "Gewinnerinnen und Gewinner des "Venus Award 2000"". 14 November 2000. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Michaela Schaffrath". IMDB.com. Retrieved 2 November 2008.