Frances Tomelty
Acting
Frances Tomelty (born 6 Oct 1948 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish actress and the first wife of Sting. She is the daughter of Belfast actor Joseph Tomelty (5 March 1911 – 7 June 1995). She has featured in series including Bergerac, Inspector Morse, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Strangers, Midsomer Murders and Coronation Street, Cracker, as well as films like Bellman and True, Monk Dawson, Bullshot and The Field. She was Lady Macbeth in the Old Vic's disastrous 1980 production of Macbeth, with Peter O'Toole in the title role. In 1976 she married Sting after knowing him for two years. They met on the set of a rock-musical called Rock Nativity. She was the Virgin Mary, he played in the band. They have two children, Joseph (born 23 November 1976) and Fuchsia Katherine (born 17 April 1982). The couple divorced in 1984. Tomelty's later work includes roles in the series Spooks, Casualty and The Amazing Mrs Pritchard. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frances Tomelty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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tvThe Hairdresser Mysteries
2026
Mrs Marigold
movieStorm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
2026
Leader of the Guild
movieAccused
2023
Mrs. Daly
tvThe Woman in the Wall
2023
Sister Eileen
tvKaren Pirie
2022
Mary Grant Snr
tvWarrior Nun
2020
Sister Frances
tvBlack Earth Rising
2018
Sorcha Beattie
tvCharlie
2015
Sarah Haughey
tvOutlander
2014
Elspeth Cunningham
tvAtlantis
2013
Anysia
tvPeaky Blinders
2013
Bethany Boswell
tvThe White Queen
2013
Margaret Beauchamp
tvCall the Midwife
2012
Dulcie Greenhalgh
tvDeath in Paradise
2011
Olivia Reeves
movieChéri
2009
Rose
tvMerlin
2008
Niede
tvBonekickers
2008
Karen Magwilde
tvThe Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006
Kitty Porter
tvThe Royal
2003
Rosemary Briggs
tvSpooks
2002
Carmen Joyce
tvWaking the Dead
2001
Jane Hussey
tvVanity Fair
1998
Mrs O'Dowd
movieMonk Dawson
1998
Mrs. Carter
movieThe Boxer
1997
Mrs Maguire (uncredited)
tvTrial & Retribution
1997
Norma O'Sullivan
tvMidsomer Murders
1997
Audrey Monday
movieJulius Caesar
1994
Calphunia
movieNobody's Children
1994
Mme. Beziel
tv99-1
1994
Commander Stone
tvCracker
1993
Mrs. Lang
movieHigh Boot Benny
1993
Matron
tvShakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
Calphurnia (voice)
movieCarlo Levi Stopped Here
1992
Self - Commentary
tvSpender
1991
Lorraine Hope
movieThe Field
1990
Widow
tvPerfect Scoundrels
1990
Patricia
4 Play
1989
Julia Parrish
Star Trap
1988
Hermione Bradstreet
tvInspector Morse
1987
Grace Craven
movieA State of Emergency
1986
Jackie Hampton
movieLamb
1986
Mrs. Kane
tvCasualty
1986
Annie McGann / Morven Tasker
movieRadio Pictures
1985
Susanna Prine
movieBlue Money
1985
Fidelma
tvOxbridge Blues
1984
Angela Lane
movieBullshot
1983
Fräulein Lenya von Bruno
tvStoryboard
1983
Laura Grey
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Sheila Bennett Hatch
tvBergerac
1981
Bonnie Hawkesworth
tvThe Enigma Files
1980
Josepha
movieJuno and the Paycock
1980
Juno Boyle
tvStrangers
1978
DC Linda Doran
movieThe Romantic Englishwoman
1975
Airport Shop Assistant
tvSurvivors
1975
Mary Jean Mead
movieThe Changeling
1974
Diaphanta
movieThe Bouncing Boy
1972
Women at Hospital
tvPlay for Today
1970
Polly
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965
Diaphanta
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Student / Caroline Young