Stefanie Preissner Explained

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Occupation:Writer
Birth Place:Munich, Germany
Stefanie Preissner
Birth Date:21 April 1987
Nationality:Irish
Known For:Can't Cope, Won't Cope
Alma Mater:University College Cork

Stefanie Preissner (born 21 April 1987) is an Irish writer, actress, script supervisor and columnist.[1] [2]

She is best known as the creator of comedy-drama Can't Cope, Won't Cope.[1] [2]

Early life

An only child born in Munich, Germany, Preissner moved to Mallow, County Cork with her mother, Bernie, from Dublin after she had separated from her husband, Stefanie's German father.[1] [3] She gained a BA in Spanish and drama and theatre studies from University College Cork.[1] She attended the Garda Síochána College in Templemore, County Tipperary for a short period. She attended the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin in 2008.[1]

Career

Preissner's first acting role was in Enda Walsh's Chatroom.

Preissner wrote and starred in Our Father and Solpadeine is my Boyfriend a one-woman show for the Dublin Fringe Festival, and she toured it internationally.[1] [4] [5] The show was recreated for RTÉ Radio Drama on One.[1] The podcast of this version is the most downloaded of all podcasts from RTÉ.[1] Preissner created a series of documentaries entitled How To Adult for the RTÉ Player.[5] [6]

Preissner's first book Why can't everything just stay the same? : and other things I shout when I can't cope is a collection of poetry and prose.[5] [7] It was published in 2017.[7] [8] [9] Her second book Can I Say No?: One Woman's Battle with a Small Word was published in 2019.[10] [11]

In 2017, Preissner was developing a screenplay closerthanthis (sic) for Brooklyn producers Parallel Films.[5] She was also developing a TV pilot with Channel 4.[5] [12]

In 2020, Preissner started a podcast called "Basically" from HeadStuff Podcast Network

Can't Cope, Won't Cope

See main article: Can't Cope, Won't Cope. Preissner created RTÉ2's Can't Cope, Won't Cope starring Seána Kerslake and Amy Huberman in 2016.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] The first season was picked up by BBC 3 in 2017 and Netflix in the US and UK in 2018.[15] [18] [19] A second series was commissioned in 2017.[12] [15] [20]

Personal life

In October 2021, Preissner revealed that she was diagnosed with autism earlier in 2021.[21]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2 January 2018 . 25 September 2016 . Ireland's 40 under 40 you should know . . Andrea . Smith.
  2. News: Stefanie Preissner's facial expressions were the highlight of Cutting Edge last night . 7 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170407193942/http://www.dailyedge.ie/stefanie-preissner-cutting-edge-3326408-Apr2017/ . 6 April 2017 . live . . 3 January 2018 .
  3. 243 . Stefanie Preissner . Jarlath Regan . Jarlath Regan . . . 11 May 2018 . 16 May 2018 . 11.
  4. Solpadeine is My Boyfriend . 3 January 2018 . Stefanie Preissner . . 9 November 2012.
  5. Web site: Something For The Weekend: Stefanie Preissner's Cultural Picks . live . 11 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171126203256/https://www.rte.ie/culture/2017/1009/911016-something-for-the-weekend-stefanie-preisners-cultural-picks/ . 4 January 2018 . RTÉ . 26 November 2017.
  6. How to Adult . 4 January 2018 . RTÉ.
  7. News: live . 9 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171024091830/http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/dont-worry-stefanie-preissner-will-help-you-understand-millennials-460529.html . 24 October 2017 . Don't worry, Stefanie Preissner will help you understand millennials . 3 January 2018 . Ciara . McDonnell . Irish Examiner.
  8. Book: Preissner, Stefanie . Why can't everything just stay the same? : and other things I shout when I can't cope . 2017 . . 978-1-4736-6241-4 . Ireland .
  9. 2 January 2018 . Stefanie Preissner killing it all and here to slay . U Magazine . Ireland . Harmonia .
  10. Book: Preissner, Stefanie . Can I Say No?: One Woman's Battle with a Small Word . . 2019 . 978-1473687905.
  11. News: Author Stefanie Preissner on why there's no place like home . Irish Examiner . Siobhan . Howe . 18 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190518130316/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/features/author-stefanie-preissner-on-why-theres-no-place-like-home-924981.html . 18 May 2019.
  12. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20170504123424/http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/coping-with-success-whats-next-for-writer-stefanie-preissner-448929.html . live . Coping with success: What's next for writer Stefanie Preissner? . 4 January 2018 . 29 April 2017 . Esther . McCarthy . 4 May 2017 .
  13. News: Stefanie Preissner reveals she lost 11 stone in a year and a half with 'one simple rule' . Irish Independent . 6 October 2017 . 3 January 2018.
  14. Web site: Heated spat kicks off on Cutting Edge as tattoos are compared to alcohol and drug addiction . Sasha . Brady . 3 January 2018 . Irish Independent . 6 April 2017.
  15. Web site: Esther . McCarthy . https://web.archive.org/web/20170515045736/http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/irish-actress-sana-kerslake-celebrating-10413737 . 15 May 2017 . 3 January 2018 . live . Irish actress Séana Kerslake celebrating after landing leading movie role . . 13 May 2017 .
  16. News: Jim . Gallagher . 28 August 2016 . Meet Seana Kerslake, the busiest Irish actress of 2016 . 2 January 2018 . Irish Independent.
  17. News: 'I studied up in Coppers for my new TV role' – Seana Kerslake . Sean . O'Grady . 20 September 2016 . 2 January 2018 . Irish Independent.
  18. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180103083426/https://uk.newonnetflix.info/info/80182950/s . NewOnNetflixUK . live . 3 January 2018 . Is 'Can't Cope, Won't Cope' available to watch on UK Netflix? . 2 January 2018 . 3 January 2018.
  19. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180103083829/https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/80182950/s . NewOnNetflixUSA . live . 3 January 2018 . 2 January 2018 . Is 'Can't Cope, Won't Cope' available to watch on Netflix in America? .
  20. Web site: From Derry Girls to Cork offenders: unmissable TV for 2018 . 30 December 2017 . Peter . Crawley . 3 January 2018 . The Irish Times.
  21. Web site: 'I always felt I was a little different' – Stefanie Preissner tells of autism diagnosis at age of 34. 9 October 2021 .

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