Stefanie Preissner

Stefanie Preissner
Preissner in 2013
Born (1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 37)
Munich, Germany
NationalityIrish
Alma materUniversity College Cork
OccupationWriter
Known forCan't Cope, Won't Cope
SpouseNoel Byrne
Children2

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][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 on work experience.[5] She attended the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin in 2008.[1]

Career

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][6][7] 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.[7][3][8]

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.[7][3][9] It was published in 2017.[9][10][11] Her second book Can I Say No?: One Woman's Battle with a Small Word was published in 2019.[12][13]

In 2017, Preissner was developing a screenplay closerthanthis (sic) for Brooklyn producers Parallel Films.[7][3] She was also developing a TV pilot with Channel 4.[7][3]

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

In 2024, Preissner is credited as a writer on TV Series Faithless[14] and the upcoming The Walsh Sisters based on the novels by Marian Keyes.[15]

Can't Cope, Won't Cope

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.[16][17][18][19][20] The first season was picked up by BBC 3 in 2017 and Netflix in the US and UK in 2018.[18][21][22] A second series was commissioned in 2017.[3][18][23]

Personal life

In October 2021, Preissner revealed that she was diagnosed with autism in 2021.[24] She is married to Noel Byrne.[25] and has two children.[26]

References

  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 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. ^ Clark, Stuart. "The Audacity of Cope: An Interview with Stefanie Preissner". Hotpress. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  6. ^ Stefanie Preissner (9 November 2012). "Solpadeine is My Boyfriend". RTÉ (Podcast). Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ How to Adult. RTÉ. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Stefanie Preissner killing it all and here to slay". U Magazine. Ireland: Harmonia. 2 January 2018.
  12. ^ Preissner, Stefanie (2019). Can I Say No?: One Woman's Battle with a Small Word. Hachette UK. ISBN 978-1473687905.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Stefanie Preissner | Writer, Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  15. ^ Morley, Ellie; House, Penguin Random (6 June 2022). "Walsh Family Tree". Marian Keyes. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Gallagher, Jim (28 August 2016). "Meet Seana Kerslake, the busiest Irish actress of 2016". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  20. ^ O'Grady, Sean (20 September 2016). "'I studied up in Coppers for my new TV role' – Seana Kerslake". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ Crawley, Peter (30 December 2017). "From Derry Girls to Cork offenders: unmissable TV for 2018". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  24. ^ "'I always felt I was a little different' – Stefanie Preissner tells of autism diagnosis at age of 34". Independent.ie. 9 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Writer Stefanie Preissner ties the knot with 'perfect fit' Noel". www.independent.ie. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  26. ^ Magliocco, Sarah (21 January 2024). "Stefanie Preissner welcomes baby boy as family settles in after birth 'chaos'". RSVP Live. Retrieved 19 December 2024.