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Stefanie Preissner
Preissner in 2013
Born (1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 37)
NationalityIrish
Alma materUniversity College Cork
OccupationWriter
Known forCan't Cope, Won't Cope

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

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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][4] 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.[3] She attended the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin in 2008.[1]

Career

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Preissner's first acting role was in Enda Walsh's Chatroom.[3]

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][5][6] 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.[6][3][7]

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.[6][3][8] It was published in 2017.[8][9][10] Her second book Can I Say No?: One Woman's Battle with a Small Word was published in 2019.[11][12]

In 2017, Preissner was developing a screenplay closerthanthis (sic) for Brooklyn producers Parallel Films.[6][3] She was also developing a TV pilot with Channel 4.[6][3]

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

Can't Cope, Won't Cope

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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.[3][15][20]

Personal life

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Smith, Andrea (25 September 2016). "Ireland's 40 under 40 you should know". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Stefanie Preissner's facial expressions were the highlight of Cutting Edge last night". DailyEdge.ie. 6 April 2017. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h McCarthy, Esther (29 April 2017). "Coping with success: What's next for writer Stefanie Preissner?". Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ^ Jarlath Regan (11 May 2018). "Stefanie Preissner". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (243 ed.). SoundCloud. 11 minutes in. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  5. ^ Stefanie Preissner (9 November 2012). "Solpadeine is My Boyfriend". RTÉ (Podcast). Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Something For The Weekend: Stefanie Preissner's Cultural Picks". RTÉ. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. ^ How to Adult. RTÉ. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. ^ a b McDonnell, Ciara (9 October 2017). "Don't worry, Stefanie Preissner will help you understand millennials". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  9. ^ Preissner, Stefanie (2017). Why can't everything just stay the same? : and other things I shout when I can't cope. Ireland: Hachette Books Ireland. ISBN 978-1-4736-6241-4.
  10. ^ "Stefanie Preissner killing it all and here to slay". U Magazine. Ireland: Harmonia. 2 January 2018.
  11. ^ Preissner, Stefanie (2019). Can I Say No?: One Woman's Battle with a Small Word. Hachette UK. ISBN 978-1473687905.
  12. ^ Howe, Siobhan (18 May 2019). "Author Stefanie Preissner on why there's no place like home". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Stefanie Preissner reveals she lost 11 stone in a year and a half with 'one simple rule'". Irish Independent. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  14. ^ Brady, Sasha (6 April 2017). "Heated spat kicks off on Cutting Edge as tattoos are compared to alcohol and drug addiction". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  15. ^ a b c McCarthy, Esther (13 May 2017). "Irish actress Séana Kerslake celebrating after landing leading movie role". Irish Mirror. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  16. ^ Gallagher, Jim (28 August 2016). "Meet Seana Kerslake, the busiest Irish actress of 2016". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  17. ^ O'Grady, Sean (20 September 2016). "'I studied up in Coppers for my new TV role' – Seana Kerslake". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Is 'Can't Cope, Won't Cope' available to watch on UK Netflix?". NewOnNetflixUK. 2 January 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Is 'Can't Cope, Won't Cope' available to watch on Netflix in America?". NewOnNetflixUSA. 2 January 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018.
  20. ^ Crawley, Peter (30 December 2017). "From Derry Girls to Cork offenders: unmissable TV for 2018". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  21. ^ "'I always felt I was a little different' – Stefanie Preissner tells of autism diagnosis at age of 34". Independent.ie. 9 October 2021.
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