[1] She gained international notoriety 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.