Frances Tomelty
Acting
Born: October 6, 1948 (age 77) · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Highest Rated
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frances Tomelty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Peaky Blinders
2013
Outlander
2014
Warrior Nun
2020
Merlin
2008
The Nevers
2021
Gangs of London
2020
The White Queen
2013
Midsomer Murders
1997
Death in Paradise
2011
The Boxer
1997
Call the Midwife
2012
Chéri
2009
Photos (1)
Movies (25)
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
Leader of the Guild
The Medusa Touch
Nanny
The Boxer
Mrs Maguire (uncredited)
Chéri
Rose
The Romantic Englishwoman
Airport Shop Assistant
Accused
Mrs. Daly
The Field
Widow
Burning Beds
1988
Bellman and True
Anna
Lamb
Mrs. Kane
Monk Dawson
Mrs. Carter
The Changeling
Diaphanta
Bullshot
Fräulein Lenya von Bruno
Blue Money
Fidelma
Edna: The Inebriate Woman
Nun
Radio Pictures
Susanna Prine
Julius Caesar
Calphunia
High Boot Benny
Matron
Nobody's Children
Mme. Beziel
A State of Emergency
Jackie Hampton
Under the Skin
Polly
Catchpenny Twist
Monagh
The Bouncing Boy
Women at Hospital
Juno and the Paycock
Juno Boyle
Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain
Ruby
TV Shows (71)
Midsomer Murders
Audrey Monday · 1 eps
Death in Paradise
Olivia Reeves · 2 eps
Coronation Street
Christine Peters · 3 eps
Play for Today
Monagh · 1 eps
Play for Today
Polly · 1 eps
Play for Today
Nun · 1 eps
Play for Today
Woman in the Ward · 1 eps
Play for Today
Ruby · 1 eps
Peaky Blinders
Bethany Boswell · 1 eps
Holby City
Patty Turner · 2 eps
Outlander
Elspeth Cunningham · 5 eps
Casualty
Annie McGann · 1 eps
Casualty
Morven Tasker · 1 eps
Silent Witness
Anne Cunningham · 2 eps
Silent Witness
Margaret Armstrong · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Sheila Bennett Hatch · 3 eps
Call the Midwife
Dulcie Greenhalgh · 1 eps
New Tricks
Jill Brewer · 1 eps
Merlin
Niede · 1 eps
Spooks
Carmen Joyce · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Diaphanta · 1 eps
All Creatures Great & Small
Mrs Donovan · 1 eps
Doctors
Susan Morrison · 1 eps
Waking the Dead
Jane Hussey · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Norma · 1 eps
Inspector Morse
Grace Craven · 1 eps
Gangs of London
Niamh · 1 eps
Bergerac
Bonnie Hawkesworth · 1 eps
The Nevers
Phoenicia Elizabeth Hague · 6 eps
Unforgotten
Maureen Sullivan · 6 eps
Pebble Mill at One
1 eps
Cracker
Mrs. Lang · 2 eps
Law & Order: UK
Sister Logan · 1 eps
The White Queen
Margaret Beauchamp · 3 eps
Warrior Nun
Sister Frances · 2 eps
Boon
Nina Brack · 1 eps
Atlantis
Anysia · 1 eps
Trial & Retribution
Norma O'Sullivan · 1 eps
In Suspicious Circumstances
Maime · 1 eps
Kavanagh Q.C.
Gina Lomax · 1 eps
Callan
Second Woman · 1 eps
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Calphurnia (voice) · 1 eps
Catastrophe
Carol · 9 eps
Survivors
Mary Jean Mead · 1 eps
Vanity Fair
Mrs O'Dowd · 4 eps
Strangers
DC Linda Doran · 7 eps
Black Earth Rising
Sorcha Beattie · 1 eps
Storyboard
Laura Grey · 1 eps
Karen Pirie
Mary Grant Snr · 3 eps
London Kills
Anne Garrick · 1 eps
The Hairdresser Mysteries
Mrs Marigold · 1 eps
Spender
Lorraine Hope · 1 eps
The Woman in the Wall
Sister Eileen · 6 eps
99-1
Commander Stone · 8 eps
Apple Tree Yard
Price · 2 eps
The Death of Bunny Munro
Candice Birch · 2 eps
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Kitty Porter · 6 eps
Oxbridge Blues
Angela Lane · 1 eps
Bonekickers
Karen Magwilde · 4 eps
Perfect Scoundrels
Patricia · 1 eps
Special Branch
Student · 1 eps
A Perfect Spy
Peggy Wentworth · 1 eps
Charlie
Sarah Haughey · 3 eps
Testament of Youth
Sister Hope Milroy · 5 eps
Man at the Top
Denise · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Student · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Caroline Young · 1 eps
The Enigma Files
Josepha · 1 eps
Harriet's Back in Town
Wendy Barrett · 3 eps
A Place to Hide
Ann Smith · 6 eps
The Royal
Rosemary Briggs · 1 eps
