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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
Character:Leader of the Guild
Release Date:20/05/2025
Accused
Character:Mrs. Daly
Release Date:05/10/2023
Chéri
Character:Rose
Release Date:08/04/2009
Monk Dawson
Character:Mrs. Carter
Release Date:31/07/1998
The Boxer
Character:Mrs Maguire (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1997
Julius Caesar
Character:Calphunia
Release Date:30/11/1994
Nobody's Children
Character:Mme. Beziel
Release Date:03/03/1994
High Boot Benny
Character:Matron
Release Date:03/09/1993
Carlo Levi Stopped Here
Character:Self - Commentary
Release Date:28/07/1992
The Field
Character:Widow
Release Date:21/09/1990
Burning Beds
Character:
Release Date:30/10/1988
Star Trap
Character:Hermione Bradstreet
Release Date:01/01/1988
Bellman and True
Character:Anna
Release Date:12/11/1987
A State of Emergency
Character:Jackie Hampton
Release Date:01/11/1986
Lamb
Character:Mrs. Kane
Release Date:10/10/1986
Radio Pictures
Character:Susanna Prine
Release Date:16/07/1985
Blue Money
Character:Fidelma
Release Date:01/03/1985
Bullshot
Character:Fräulein Lenya von Bruno
Release Date:27/10/1983
Under the Skin
Character:Polly
Release Date:19/01/1982
Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain
Character:Ruby
Release Date:24/11/1981
Juno and the Paycock
Character:Juno Boyle
Release Date:12/04/1980
The Medusa Touch
Character:Nanny
Release Date:13/04/1978
Catchpenny Twist
Character:Monagh
Release Date:05/12/1977
The Romantic Englishwoman
Character:Airport Shop Assistant
Release Date:11/06/1975
The Changeling
Character:Diaphanta
Release Date:20/01/1974
The Bouncing Boy
Character:Women at Hospital
Release Date:11/12/1972
A Touch of the Victorians
Character:Caroline Young
Release Date:05/09/1972
Girl on the M1
Character:Student
Release Date:21/09/1971
Television Appearances
The Woman in the Wall
Character:Sister Eileen
Karen Pirie
Character:Mary Grant Snr
Warrior Nun
Character:Sister Frances
Gangs of London
Character:Niamh
Black Earth Rising
Character:Sorcha Beattie
Charlie
Character:Sarah Haughey
Atlantis
Character:Anysia
Peaky Blinders
Character:Bethany Boswell
The White Queen
Character:Margaret Beauchamp
Call the Midwife
Character:Dulcie Greenhalgh
Death in Paradise
Character:Olivia Reeves
Merlin
Character:Niede
Bonekickers
Character:Karen Magwilde
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Character:Kitty Porter
New Tricks
Character:
The Royal
Character:Rosemary Briggs
Spooks
Character:Carmen Joyce
Waking the Dead
Character:Jane Hussey
Vanity Fair
Character:Mrs. O'Dowd
Trial & Retribution
Character:
Midsomer Murders
Character:Audrey Monday
Silent Witness
Character:
Cracker
Character:Mrs. Lang
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Character:Calphurnia (voice)
Spender
Character:Lorraine Hope
Perfect Scoundrels
Character:Patricia
Inspector Morse
Character:Grace Craven
Casualty
Character:Annie McGann
Casualty
Character:Morven Tasker
Oxbridge Blues
Character:Angela Lane
Bergerac
Character:Bonnie Hawkesworth
The Enigma Files
Character:Josepha
Testament of Youth
Character:
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Norma
Strangers
Character:
Life and Death of Penelope
Character:
Survivors
Character:Mary Jean Mead
Pebble Mill at One
Character:
Play for Today
Character:
Play for Today
Character:Polly
Callan
Character:
The World of Wodehouse
Character:Angela
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Diaphanta
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