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Susan Twist (born 6 June 1956) 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).

Early life

Twist was born in Liverpool, England. She attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 1975 to 1978.

Career

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

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

In 2023, she appeared in the second 60th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, "Wild Blue Yonder", playing Mrs Merridew, Isaac Newton's maid. 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. She subsequently re-appeared in the first six episodes of the fourteenth series as different characters, before being revealed as the character Susan Triad in the seventh and penultimate episode, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday". Her final regular appearance as of 2024 was in the series finale "Empire of Death".

Filmography

Film

Television

Podcast series

Notes

1. In episode 6, "Rogue", Twist doesn't 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

1. ^ "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. ^ 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.

External links

• Susan Twist at IMDb

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