Frances Tomelty
Known for Acting · 73 credits
- Born
- 1948-10-06 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
Biography
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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Known For
TV Shows (45)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Audrey Monday
Peaky Blinders
2013
as Bethany Boswell
Outlander
2014
as Elspeth Cunningham
Call the Midwife
2012
as Dulcie Greenhalgh
Death in Paradise
2011
as Olivia Reeves
Casualty
1986
as Annie McGann / Morven Tasker
Silent Witness
1996
Play for Today
1970
as Polly
Merlin
2008
as Niede
Spooks
2002
as Carmen Joyce
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Diaphanta
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Norma
Waking the Dead
2001
as Jane Hussey
Bergerac
1981
as Bonnie Hawkesworth
New Tricks
2004
Inspector Morse
1987
as Grace Craven
Gangs of London
2020
as Niamh
Warrior Nun
2020
as Sister Frances
Cracker
1993
as Mrs. Lang
Pebble Mill at One
1972
Trial & Retribution
1997
as Norma O'Sullivan
Atlantis
2013
as Anysia
The White Queen
2013
as Margaret Beauchamp
Callan
1967
Survivors
1975
as Mary Jean Mead
American Playhouse
1982
as Sheila Bennett Hatch
Black Earth Rising
2018
as Sorcha Beattie
Strangers
1978
as DC Linda Doran
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Calphurnia (voice)
Spender
1991
as Lorraine Hope
Karen Pirie
2022
as Mary Grant Snr
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Maime
The Woman in the Wall
2023
as Sister Eileen
Bonekickers
2008
as Karen Magwilde
Perfect Scoundrels
1990
as Patricia
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006
as Kitty Porter
Vanity Fair
1998
as Mrs O'Dowd
The Enigma Files
1980
as Josepha
Oxbridge Blues
1984
as Angela Lane
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Student / Caroline Young
Testament of Youth
1979
The World of Wodehouse
1967
as Angela
Charlie
2015
as Sarah Haughey
The Royal
2003
as Rosemary Briggs
Life and Death of Penelope
1976
Movies (28)
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
2026
as Leader of the Guild
The Boxer
1997
as Mrs Maguire (uncredited)
The Medusa Touch
1978
as Nanny
Chéri
2009
as Rose
The Field
1990
as Widow
The Romantic Englishwoman
1975
as Airport Shop Assistant
Lamb
1986
as Mrs. Kane
Accused
2023
as Mrs. Daly
The Changeling
1974
as Diaphanta
A State of Emergency
1986
as Jackie Hampton
Bullshot
1983
as Fräulein Lenya von Bruno
Monk Dawson
1998
as Mrs. Carter
Bellman and True
1987
as Anna
Nobody's Children
1994
as Mme. Beziel
Blue Money
1985
as Fidelma
Under the Skin
1982
as Polly
Carlo Levi Stopped Here
1992
as Self - Commentary
Catchpenny Twist
1977
as Monagh
A Touch of the Victorians
1972
as Caroline Young
Julius Caesar
1994
as Calphunia
Girl on the M1
1971
as Student
Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain
1981
as Ruby
High Boot Benny
1993
as Matron
Burning Beds
1988
Radio Pictures
1985
as Susanna Prine
Juno and the Paycock
1980
as Juno Boyle
The Bouncing Boy
1972
as Women at Hospital
Star Trap
1988
as Hermione Bradstreet
About 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 rol… With 73 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Frances Tomelty has appeared in 28 films and 45 TV shows.
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- Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead (2026) — as Leader of the Guild
- The Boxer (1997) — as Mrs Maguire (uncredited)
- The Medusa Touch (1978) — as Nanny
- Chéri (2009) — as Rose
- The Field (1990) — as Widow
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