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Frances Tomelty

Cast & creator

Frances Tomelty

1948-10-06 (age 77) Belfast, Northern IrelandIMDb

Best known for Midsomer Murders, Coronation Street, Death in Paradise

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.

Movies

29

film credits

Series

79

television credits

Career

108

1956–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.6

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Audrey Monday · 1997

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Christine Peters · 1960

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

Olivia Reeves · 2011

Outlander

Outlander

Elspeth Cunningham · 2014

Holby City

Holby City

Patty Turner · 1999

Across film & television

Filmography (108)

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Showing 108 of 108 credits

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Audrey Monday

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Christine Peters

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

Olivia Reeves

Outlander

Outlander

Elspeth Cunningham

Holby City

Holby City

Patty Turner

Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders

Bethany Boswell

Casualty

Casualty

Annie McGann

Casualty

Casualty

Morven Tasker

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Anne Cunningham

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Margaret Armstrong

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

Sheila Bennett Hatch

Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife

Dulcie Greenhalgh

Play for Today

Play for Today

Monagh

Play for Today

Play for Today

Polly

Play for Today

Play for Today

Nun

Play for Today

Play for Today

Woman in the Ward

Play for Today

Play for Today

Ruby

Spooks

Spooks

Carmen Joyce

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Norma

Merlin

Merlin

Niede

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Diaphanta

Doctors

Doctors

Susan Morrison

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Jane Hussey

All Creatures Great & Small

All Creatures Great & Small

Mrs Donovan

New Tricks

New Tricks

Jill Brewer

Bergerac

Bergerac

Bonnie Hawkesworth

Pebble Mill at One

Pebble Mill at One

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

Grace Craven

Unforgotten

Unforgotten

Maureen Sullivan

Gangs of London

Gangs of London

Niamh

Law & Order: UK

Law & Order: UK

Sister Logan

Warrior Nun

Warrior Nun

Sister Frances

The Nevers

The Nevers

Phoenicia Elizabeth Hague

Trial & Retribution

Trial & Retribution

Norma O'Sullivan

Cracker

Cracker

Mrs. Lang

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

Gina Lomax

Strangers

Strangers

DC Linda Doran

Atlantis

Atlantis

Anysia

Callan

Callan

Second Woman

The White Queen

The White Queen

Margaret Beauchamp

Boon

Boon

Nina Brack

In Suspicious Circumstances

In Suspicious Circumstances

Maime

Black Earth Rising

Black Earth Rising

Sorcha Beattie

Catastrophe

Catastrophe

Carol

Survivors

Survivors

Mary Jean Mead

The Woman in the Wall

The Woman in the Wall

Sister Eileen

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

Mrs O'Dowd

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Calphurnia (voice)

Spender

Spender

Lorraine Hope

London Kills

London Kills

Anne Garrick

Karen Pirie

Karen Pirie

Mary Grant Snr

The Doctors

Norah Daley

Storyboard

Storyboard

Laura Grey

Special Branch

Special Branch

Student

99-1

99-1

Commander Stone

Oxbridge Blues

Oxbridge Blues

Angela Lane

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

Kitty Porter

The Enigma Files

The Enigma Files

Josepha

Apple Tree Yard

Apple Tree Yard

Price

4 Play

Julia Parrish

The World of Wodehouse

Angela

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Student

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Caroline Young

Bonekickers

Bonekickers

Karen Magwilde

The Death of Bunny Munro

The Death of Bunny Munro

Candice Birch

Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

Sister Hope Milroy

Perfect Scoundrels

Perfect Scoundrels

Patricia

The Hairdresser Mysteries

The Hairdresser Mysteries

Mrs Marigold

Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead

Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead

Leader of the Guild

Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married

Mrs. Sullivan

Summer Season

Susanna Prine

Chéri

Chéri

Rose

A Perfect Spy

A Perfect Spy

Peggy Wentworth

The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

Nanny

Charlie

Charlie

Sarah Haughey

The Boxer

The Boxer

Mrs Maguire (uncredited)

Man at the Top

Man at the Top

Denise

The Field

The Field

Widow

Sold

Lady Ellesmere

A State of Emergency

A State of Emergency

Jackie Hampton

Life and Death of Penelope

Susie

Harriet's Back in Town

Harriet's Back in Town

Wendy Barrett

A Place to Hide

A Place to Hide

Ann Smith

Bellman and True

Bellman and True

Anna

Lamb

Lamb

Mrs. Kane

Accused

Accused

Mrs. Daly

A Touch of the Victorians

Caroline Young

The Royal

The Royal

Rosemary Briggs

The Romantic Englishwoman

The Romantic Englishwoman

Airport Shop Assistant

Radio Pictures

Radio Pictures

Susanna Prine

The Changeling

The Changeling

Diaphanta

Burning Beds

Burning Beds

Monk Dawson

Monk Dawson

Mrs. Carter

Edna: The Inebriate Woman

Edna: The Inebriate Woman

Nun

Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain

Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain

Ruby

Carlo Levi Stopped Here

Carlo Levi Stopped Here

Self - Commentary

Ukridge

Angela

Nobody's Children

Nobody's Children

Mme. Beziel

Blue Money

Blue Money

Fidelma

Star Trap

Hermione Bradstreet

Girl on the M1

Student

Juno and the Paycock

Juno and the Paycock

Juno Boyle

Under the Skin

Under the Skin

Polly

Bullshot

Bullshot

Fräulein Lenya von Bruno

Catchpenny Twist

Catchpenny Twist

Monagh

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Calphunia

The Bouncing Boy

The Bouncing Boy

Women at Hospital

High Boot Benny

High Boot Benny

Matron