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Frances Tomelty

Acting 77 years old Belfast, Northern Ireland ★ 1.1
Born: October 6, 1948

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

Outlander
Outlander Elspeth Cunningham 2014
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise Olivia Reeves 2011
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife Dulcie Greenhalgh 2012
Silent Witness
Silent Witness 1996
Casualty
Casualty Annie McGann 1986

Filmography

Acting Credits (76)

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

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