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  • BIRTH 06/10/1948
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 16
  • MOVIES 7

Frances Tomelty

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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Frances Tomelty

Shows (16)

Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders
Bethany Boswell
Warrior Nun
Warrior Nun
Sister Frances
Gangs of London
Gangs of London
Niamh
Merlin (2008)
Merlin (2008)
Niede
The White Queen
The White Queen
Margaret Beauchamp
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife
Dulcie Greenhalgh
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
Olivia Reeves
Atlantis (2013)
Atlantis (2013)
Anysia
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Audrey Monday
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
Jane Hussey
Casualty
Casualty
Annie McGann / Morven Tasker
Bonekickers
Bonekickers
Karen Magwilde
Cracker
Cracker
Mrs. Lang
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
Norma
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
Grace Craven
Charlie (2015)
Charlie (2015)
Sarah Haughey

Movies (7)

The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch
Nanny
The Islander
The Islander
Leader of the Guild
Chéri
Chéri
Rose
The Romantic Englishwoman
The Romantic Englishwoman
Airport Shop Assistant
The Field
The Field
Widow
Accused
Accused
Mrs. Daly
Lamb
Lamb
Mrs. Kane