- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 6, 1948
- Place of Birth
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
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 …
Filmography
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
tvGangs of London
2020 · Niamh
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
tvNew Tricks
2004
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
tvSilent Witness
1996
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
tvIn Suspicious Circumstances
1991 · Maime
tvSpender
1991 · Lorraine Hope
movieThe Field
1990 · Widow
tvPerfect Scoundrels
1990 · Patricia
4 Play
tv4 Play
1989 · Julia Parrish
movieBurning Beds
1988
Star Trap
movieStar Trap
1988 · Hermione Bradstreet
movieBellman and True
1987 · Anna
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
movieUnder the Skin
1982 · Polly
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Sheila Bennett Hatch
movieIris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain
1981 · Ruby
tvBergerac
1981 · Bonnie Hawkesworth
tvThe Enigma Files
1980 · Josepha
movieJuno and the Paycock
1980 · Juno Boyle
tvTestament of Youth
1979
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979 · Norma
tvStrangers
1978 · DC Linda Doran
movieThe Medusa Touch
1978 · Nanny
movieCatchpenny Twist
1977 · Monagh
Life and Death of Penelope
tvLife and Death of Penelope
1976
movieThe Romantic Englishwoman
1975 · Airport Shop Assistant
tvSurvivors
1975 · Mary Jean Mead
movieThe Changeling
1974 · Diaphanta
movieThe Bouncing Boy
1972 · Women at Hospital
tvPebble Mill at One
1972
A Touch of the Victorians
movieA Touch of the Victorians
1972 · Caroline Young
Girl on the M1
movieGirl on the M1
1971 · Student
tvPlay for Today
1970 · , Polly
tvCallan
1967
The World of Wodehouse
tvThe World of Wodehouse
1967 · Angela
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965 · Diaphanta
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Student, Caroline Young