Frances Tomelty
Known for Acting · 78 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 (49)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Audrey Monday
Death in Paradise
2011
as Olivia Reeves
Peaky Blinders
2013
as Bethany Boswell
Casualty
1986
as Annie McGann / Morven Tasker
Outlander
2014
as Elspeth Cunningham
Pebble Mill at One
1972
Play for Today
1970
as Polly
Call the Midwife
2012
as Dulcie Greenhalgh
Silent Witness
1996
Merlin
2008
as Niede
Spooks
2002
as Carmen Joyce
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Norma
New Tricks
2004
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Diaphanta
Waking the Dead
2001
as Jane Hussey
American Playhouse
1982
as Sheila Bennett Hatch
Bergerac
1981
as Bonnie Hawkesworth
Inspector Morse
1987
as Grace Craven
Trial & Retribution
1997
as Norma O'Sullivan
Gangs of London
2020
as Niamh
Strangers
1978
as DC Linda Doran
Cracker
1993
as Mrs. Lang
Atlantis
2013
as Anysia
Warrior Nun
2020
as Sister Frances
The White Queen
2013
as Margaret Beauchamp
The Hairdresser Mysteries
2026
as Mrs Marigold
Callan
1967
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Calphurnia (voice)
Survivors
1975
as Mary Jean Mead
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Maime
Karen Pirie
2022
as Mary Grant Snr
Spender
1991
as Lorraine Hope
Vanity Fair
1998
as Mrs O'Dowd
Black Earth Rising
2018
as Sorcha Beattie
The Enigma Files
1980
as Josepha
Perfect Scoundrels
1990
as Patricia
The World of Wodehouse
1967
as Angela
The Woman in the Wall
2023
as Sister Eileen
Oxbridge Blues
1984
as Angela Lane
Storyboard
1983
as Laura Grey
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Student / Caroline Young
99-1
1994
as Commander Stone
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006
as Kitty Porter
Bonekickers
2008
as Karen Magwilde
Testament of Youth
1979
4 Play
1989
as Julia Parrish
Charlie
2015
as Sarah Haughey
Life and Death of Penelope
1976
The Royal
2003
as Rosemary Briggs
Movies (29)
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
2026
as Leader of the Guild
Chéri
2009
as Rose
The Boxer
1997
as Mrs Maguire (uncredited)
The Field
1990
as Widow
The Romantic Englishwoman
1975
as Airport Shop Assistant
The Medusa Touch
1978
as Nanny
Burning Beds
1988
Star Trap
1988
as Hermione Bradstreet
The Changeling
1974
as Diaphanta
Edna: The Inebriate Woman
1971
as Nun
A Touch of the Victorians
1972
as Caroline Young
Accused
2023
as Mrs. Daly
Monk Dawson
1998
as Mrs. Carter
Radio Pictures
1985
as Susanna Prine
A State of Emergency
1986
as Jackie Hampton
High Boot Benny
1993
as Matron
Bullshot
1983
as Fräulein Lenya von Bruno
Juno and the Paycock
1980
as Juno Boyle
Girl on the M1
1971
as Student
Bellman and True
1987
as Anna
Julius Caesar
1994
as Calphunia
Nobody's Children
1994
as Mme. Beziel
Lamb
1986
as Mrs. Kane
Carlo Levi Stopped Here
1992
as Self - Commentary
Under the Skin
1982
as Polly
Blue Money
1985
as Fidelma
Catchpenny Twist
1977
as Monagh
Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain
1981
as Ruby
The Bouncing Boy
1972
as Women at Hospital
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 78 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Frances Tomelty has appeared in 29 films and 49 TV shows.
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- Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead (2026) — as Leader of the Guild
- Chéri (2009) — as Rose
- The Boxer (1997) — as Mrs Maguire (uncredited)
- The Field (1990) — as Widow
- The Romantic Englishwoman (1975) — as Airport Shop Assistant
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