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Frances Tomelty

Acting
Known For

76 Years Old

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frances Tomelty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Belfast, Northern Ireland on 6th October 1948

All Credits

Midsomer Murders Image
Midsomer Murders
Audrey Monday
Peaky Blinders Image
Peaky Blinders
Bethany Boswell
Pebble Mill at One Image
Pebble Mill at One
Death in Paradise Image
Death in Paradise
Olivia Reeves
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BBC Play of the Month
Diaphanta
Silent Witness Image
Silent Witness
Call the Midwife Image
Call the Midwife
Dulcie Greenhalgh
Play for Today Image
Play for Today
Polly
Play for Today Image
Play for Today
Waking the Dead Image
Waking the Dead
Jane Hussey
Merlin Image
Merlin
Niede
Gangs of London Image
Gangs of London
Niamh
Survivors Image
Survivors
Mary Jean Mead
Bergerac Image
Bergerac
Bonnie Hawkesworth
The White Queen Image
The White Queen
Margaret Beauchamp
Tales of the Unexpected Image
Tales of the Unexpected
Norma
Strangers Image
Strangers
Callan Image
Callan
Casualty Image
Casualty
Morven Tasker
Casualty Image
Casualty
Annie McGann
Atlantis Image
Atlantis
Anysia
Spender Image
Spender
Lorraine Hope
Warrior Nun Image
Warrior Nun
Sister Frances
Cracker Image
Cracker
Mrs. Lang
Inspector Morse Image
Inspector Morse
Grace Craven
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Spooks
Carmen Joyce
Testament of Youth Image
Testament of Youth
The Woman in the Wall Image
The Woman in the Wall
Sister Eileen
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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Calphurnia (voice)
Vanity Fair Image
Vanity Fair
Mrs. O'Dowd
Black Earth Rising Image
Black Earth Rising
Sorcha Beattie
Bonekickers Image
Bonekickers
Karen Magwilde
Trial & Retribution Image
Trial & Retribution
New Tricks Image
New Tricks
Charlie Image
Charlie
Sarah Haughey
Oxbridge Blues Image
Oxbridge Blues
Angela Lane
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard Image
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Kitty Porter
The Enigma Files Image
The Enigma Files
Josepha
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Perfect Scoundrels
Patricia
The Royal Image
The Royal
Rosemary Briggs
The Medusa Touch Image
The Medusa Touch
Nanny
Chéri Image
Chéri
Rose
The Boxer Image
The Boxer
Mrs Maguire (uncredited)
Accused Image
Accused
Mrs. Daly
The Field Image
The Field
Widow
Bellman and True Image
Bellman and True
Anna
Monk Dawson Image
Monk Dawson
Mrs. Carter
The Romantic Englishwoman Image
The Romantic Englishwoman
Airport Shop Assistant
Lamb Image
Lamb
Mrs. Kane
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Life and Death of Penelope
Bullshot Image
Bullshot
Fräulein Lenya von Bruno
The Changeling Image
The Changeling
Diaphanta
Blue Money Image
Blue Money
Fidelma
Under the Skin Image
Under the Skin
Polly
Julius Caesar Image
Julius Caesar
Calphunia
A State of Emergency Image
A State of Emergency
Jackie Hampton
Nobody's Children Image
Nobody's Children
Mme. Beziel
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Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
Leader of the Guild
Burning Beds Image
Burning Beds
High Boot Benny Image
High Boot Benny
Matron
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Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain
Ruby
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Star Trap
Hermione Bradstreet
Catchpenny Twist Image
Catchpenny Twist
Monagh
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A Touch of the Victorians
Caroline Young
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Girl on the M1
Student
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The Bouncing Boy
Women at Hospital
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Carlo Levi Stopped Here
Self - Commentary