Anderson studied to be a secretary. She entered the French pornography business in 1994 at the age of 18 and left it four years later. Still a virgin at that time, she had her first sexual intercourse with a porn actor on a film set.Raffaëla Anderson interview, Tout le monde en parle, 5 May 2001 During her adult film career, she was raped by two men who had recognized her. Her aggressors were identified but, according to her own account, the public prosecutor told her that she was "the product of a bad upbringing" and that, being a porn actress, she should not be complaining.Raffaëla Anderson, Hard, Grasset, 2001, pp. 84-105
