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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 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.


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Born:
Oct 6, 1948 In Belfast, Northern Ireland
Movie/TV Credits:
49
First Appeared:
In the movie Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
Latest Project:
Movie Accused 2023-10-05
Known For
Poster of Black Earth Rising
Poster of High Boot Benny
Poster of Bullshot
Poster of Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain
Filmography
Movie Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead Leader of the Guild 2025
Movie Accused Mrs. Daly 2023-10-05
Series The Woman in the Wall Sister Eileen 2023-08-27
Series Black Earth Rising Sorcha Beattie 2018-09-10
Series Apple Tree Yard Ms Price 2017-01-22
Series Charlie Sarah Haughey 2015-01-04
Series Peaky Blinders Bethany Boswell 2013-09-12
Series The White Queen Margaret Beauchamp 2013-06-16
Movie Chéri Rose 2009-04-08
Series Bonekickers Unknown 2008-07-08
Series The Amazing Mrs Pritchard 2006-10-03
Series New Tricks Unknown 2004-01-01
Series Spooks Unknown 2002-05-13
Series Vanity Fair Mrs. O'Dowd 1998-11-01
Movie Monk Dawson Mrs. Carter 1998-07-31
Series Midsomer Murders Unknown 1997-03-23
Series Trial & Retribution Unknown 1997-10-19
Movie The Boxer Mrs Maguire (uncredited) 1997-12-31
Series Silent Witness Unknown 1996-02-21
Movie Nobody's Children Mme. Beziel 1994-03-03
Movie High Boot Benny Matron 1993-09-03
Series Spender Unknown 1991-01-08
Movie The Field Widow 1990-09-21
Movie Burning Beds 1988-10-30
Series Inspector Morse Unknown 1987-01-06
Movie Bellman and True Anna 1987-11-12
Movie A State of Emergency Jackie Hampton 1986-11-01
Series Casualty Morven Tasker 1986-09-06
Movie Lamb Mrs. Kane 1986-10-10
Movie Blue Money Fidelma 1985-03-01
Movie Bullshot Fräulein Lenya von Bruno 1983-10-27
Movie Under the Skin Polly 1982-01-19
Movie Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain Ruby 1981-11-24
Series The Enigma Files Unknown 1980-04-15
Series Testament of Youth 1979-11-04
Series Tales of the Unexpected Unknown 1979-03-24
Movie The Medusa Touch Nanny 1978-04-13
Series Strangers 1978-06-05
Movie Catchpenny Twist Monagh 1977-12-05
Series Life and Death of Penelope Unknown 1976-01-07
Series Survivors Unknown 1975-04-16
Movie The Romantic Englishwoman Airport Shop Assistant 1975-06-11
Movie The Changeling Diaphanta 1974-01-20
Movie A Touch of the Victorians Caroline Young 1972-09-05
Movie The Bouncing Boy Women at Hospital 1972-12-11
Series Pebble Mill at One Unknown 1972-10-09
Movie Girl on the M1 Student 1971-09-21
Series Play for Today Unknown 1970-10-15
Series Callan Unknown 1967-07-08