Frances Tomelty

Frances Tomelty

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead ★ 5.7 Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead 2026 Accused ★ 6.2 Accused 2023 The Woman in the Wall ★ 6.7 The Woman in the Wall 2023 Karen Pirie ★ 6.9 Karen Pirie 2022 Warrior Nun ★ 7.9 Warrior Nun 2020 Gangs of London ★ 7.8 Gangs of London 2020 Black Earth Rising ★ 6.4 Black Earth Rising 2018 Charlie ★ 1.0 Charlie 2015 Outlander ★ 8.2 Outlander 2014 Atlantis ★ 6.4 Atlantis 2013 Peaky Blinders ★ 8.5 Peaky Blinders 2013 The White Queen ★ 7.3 The White Queen 2013 Call the Midwife ★ 7.5 Call the Midwife 2012 Death in Paradise ★ 7.5 Death in Paradise 2011 Chéri ★ 6.1 Chéri 2009 Merlin ★ 7.8 Merlin 2008 Bonekickers ★ 5.6 Bonekickers 2008 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard ★ 6.2 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard 2006 New Tricks ★ 7.3 New Tricks 2004 The Royal ★ 7.8 The Royal 2003 Spooks ★ 7.7 Spooks 2002 Waking the Dead ★ 7.2 Waking the Dead 2001 Vanity Fair ★ 7.6 Vanity Fair 1998 Monk Dawson ★ 5.2 Monk Dawson 1998 The Boxer ★ 6.7 The Boxer 1997 Trial & Retribution ★ 6.8 Trial & Retribution 1997 Midsomer Murders ★ 7.5 Midsomer Murders 1997 Silent Witness ★ 7.6 Silent Witness 1996 Julius Caesar Julius Caesar 1994 Nobody's Children ★ 5.8 Nobody's Children 1994 99-1 99-1 1994 Cracker ★ 6.6 Cracker 1993 High Boot Benny ★ 8.0 High Boot Benny 1993 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales ★ 6.4 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales 1992 Carlo Levi Stopped Here Carlo Levi Stopped Here 1992 In Suspicious Circumstances ★ 6.5 In Suspicious Circumstances 1991 Spender ★ 7.3 Spender 1991 The Field ★ 7.0 The Field 1990 Perfect Scoundrels ★ 6.0 Perfect Scoundrels 1990 Burning Beds ★ 7.0 Burning Beds 1988 Star Trap ★ 7.0 Star Trap 1988 Bellman and True ★ 6.5 Bellman and True 1987 Inspector Morse ★ 7.9 Inspector Morse 1987 A State of Emergency ★ 3.5 A State of Emergency 1986 Lamb ★ 5.7 Lamb 1986 Casualty ★ 6.2 Casualty 1986 Radio Pictures Radio Pictures 1985 Blue Money ★ 5.1 Blue Money 1985 Oxbridge Blues ★ 7.0 Oxbridge Blues 1984 Bullshot ★ 5.8 Bullshot 1983 Under the Skin Under the Skin 1982 American Playhouse ★ 6.6 American Playhouse 1982 Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain ★ 7.0 Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain 1981 Bergerac ★ 6.7 Bergerac 1981 The Enigma Files ★ 6.0 The Enigma Files 1980 Juno and the Paycock Juno and the Paycock 1980 Testament of Youth ★ 7.8 Testament of Youth 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ★ 6.8 Tales of the Unexpected 1979 Strangers ★ 7.3 Strangers 1978 The Medusa Touch ★ 6.8 The Medusa Touch 1978 Catchpenny Twist Catchpenny Twist 1977 Life and Death of Penelope Life and Death of Penelope 1976 The Romantic Englishwoman ★ 5.4 The Romantic Englishwoman 1975 Survivors ★ 7.9 Survivors 1975 The Changeling ★ 8.5 The Changeling 1974 The Bouncing Boy The Bouncing Boy 1972 Pebble Mill at One Pebble Mill at One 1972 A Touch of the Victorians A Touch of the Victorians 1972 Girl on the M1 ★ 8.0 Girl on the M1 1971 Play for Today ★ 6.6 Play for Today 1970 Callan ★ 7.0 Callan 1967 The World of Wodehouse The World of Wodehouse 1967 BBC Play of the Month ★ 5.3 BBC Play of the Month 1965 Armchair Theatre ★ 6.0 Armchair Theatre 1956