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Susan Twist

Susan Twist
Born (1956-06-06) June 6, 1956 (age 68)
Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
OccupationActress
Years active1980–present
Known forDoctor Who

Susan Twist (born 6 June 1956[1][2]) is a British actress best known as Rosie Banks in Brookside (1994–1996) and as Susan Triad and other characters throughout the 60th Anniversary Specials and series 14 of Doctor Who (2023–2024).[3]

Early life

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Twist was born in Liverpool.[1] She attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 1975 to 1978.[4]

Career

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Twist has appeared in various episodes of Doctors, In the Flesh, Coronation Street and The Archers.[5]

On stage, she has appeared in productions of The Three Musketeers, Prize Night, Jack Flash and The Taming of the Shrew.[5]

In 2023, she appeared in the second 60th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, "Wild Blue Yonder", playing Mrs Merridew, Isaac Newton's maid.[6] She then appeared in the 2023 Christmas special, "The Church on Ruby Road", where she played a different character, now a woman in the crowd of a concert.[7] She subsequently re-appeared in the first six episodes of the fourteenth series as different characters,[a] before being revealed as the character Susan Triad in the seventh and penultimate episode, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday".[8] Her final regular appearance as of 2024 was in the series finale "Empire of Death".[9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 Playing Dead Jenny Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 The Squad Wendy 1 episode
1981 The Chinese Detective Receptionist 1 episode
1982 God Speed Co-Operation Betty Television film
1985 Brookside Jean 3 episodes
1994–1996 Brookside Rosie Banks Regular role
1998 Reckless: The Sequel Vicar Television film
1998 The Bill Prison Officer 1 episode
2000 Always and Everyone Court Welfare Officer 1 episode
2002 Coronation Street Donna Stout 2 episodes
2002 A Good Thief Mrs. Sutherland Television film
2003 The Bill D.C.I. Dixon 1 episode
2005 Girls in Love Manager 2 episodes
2006 The Royal Joan Travis 1 episode
2006 See No Evil: The Moors Murders Nellie Hindley 2 episodes
2007 Doctors Jean Highsmith 1 episode
2013 Being Eileen Beedie 2 episodes
2013 In the Flesh Mrs. Bennett 2 episodes
2017 Coronation Street Lydia Hartman 2 episodes
2017 Eric, Ernie and Me Patsy Television film
2023–2024 Doctor Who Various[b] Recurring role (10 episodes)[c]

Podcast series

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 Stone Grace Peverall 3 episodes
2020 The Archers Megan Miller 1 episode

Notes

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  1. ^ In episode 6, "Rogue", Twist does not appear in person, however, a portrait painting of her is seen.
  2. ^ Twist's principal role is her appearance as Susan Triad in "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" / "Empire of Death".
  3. ^ 3 uncredited.

References

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  1. ^ a b "How Susan swapped Brookside for Brooklyn". Lancashire Telegraph. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. ^ Byrne, John (22 May 2019). "Actor Susan Twist: 'My first job taught me to dare to make mistakes'". The Stage. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  3. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (15 June 2024). "Susan Twist's identity is revealed in Doctor Who's The Legend of Ruby Sunday". Radio Times.
  4. ^ "Spotlight CV: Susan Twist". spotlight.com. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b Griffin, Louise (7 June 2024). "Who is Susan Twist's character in Doctor Who? All the theories". Radio Times.
  6. ^ Kingsley, Tom (2 December 2023), Wild Blue Yonder, Doctor Who, David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Bernard Cribbins, retrieved 27 June 2024
  7. ^ Tonderai, Mark (25 December 2023), The Church on Ruby Road, Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Davina McCall, retrieved 27 June 2024
  8. ^ Donoughue, Jamie (14 June 2024), The Legend of Ruby Sunday, Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Jemma Redgrave, retrieved 27 June 2024
  9. ^ "Susan Twist | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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