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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1948-10-06 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Frances Tomelty

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

Acting

2023

Accused as Mrs. Daly
The Woman in the Wall as Sister Eileen

2021

The Nevers as Phoenicia Elizabeth Hague
The Nevers as Phoenicia Elisabeth Hague

2020

Warrior Nun as Sister Frances

2018

Black Earth Rising as Sorcha Beattie

2015

Charlie as Sarah Haughey

2013

The White Queen as Margaret Beauchamp
Atlantis as Anysia
Peaky Blinders as Bethany Boswell

2012

Call the Midwife as Dulcie Greenhalgh

2011

Death in Paradise as Olivia Reeves

2009

Chéri as Rose

2008

Bonekickers as Karen Magwilde
Merlin as Niede

2006

2004

2003

The Royal as Rosemary Briggs

2002

Spooks as Carmen Joyce

2001

Waking the Dead as Jane Hussey

1998

Monk Dawson as Mrs. Carter
Vanity Fair as Mrs. O'Dowd

1997

The Boxer as Mrs Maguire (uncredited)
Midsomer Murders as Audrey Monday

1996

1994

Nobody's Children as Mme. Beziel
Julius Caesar as Calphunia

1993

High Boot Benny as Matron
Cracker as Mrs. Lang

1992

Carlo Levi Stopped Here as Self - Commentary
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales as Calphurnia (voice)

1991

Spender as Lorraine Hope

1990

The Field as Widow
Perfect Scoundrels as Patricia

1988

Star Trap as Hermione Bradstreet

1987

Inspector Morse as Grace Craven

1986

Lamb as Mrs. Kane
A State of Emergency as Jackie Hampton
Casualty as Annie McGann
Casualty as Morven Tasker

1985

Blue Money as Fidelma

1984

Oxbridge Blues as Angela Lane

1983

Bullshot as Fräulein Lenya von Bruno

1982

1981

Bergerac as Bonnie Hawkesworth

1980

The Enigma Files as Josepha

1979

1978

1977

1976

1975

The Romantic Englishwoman as Airport Shop Assistant
Survivors as Mary Jean Mead

1974

The Changeling as Diaphanta

1972

1971

Girl on the M1 as Student

1970

1967

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Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead as Leader of the Guild