Frances Tomelty

Frances Tomelty, born on October 6, 1948, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a talented actress from Northern Ireland and is known as the first spouse of musician Sting. She is the daughter of the esteemed Belfast actor Joseph Tomelty (March 5, 1911 – June 7, 1995).

Throughout her career, Tomelty has appeared in several notable television series, including Bergerac, Inspector Morse, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Strangers, Midsomer Murders, Coronation Street, and Cracker. Her film credits include Bellman and True, Monk Dawson, Bullshot, and The Field. Notably, she portrayed Lady Macbeth in the ill-fated 1980 production of Macbeth at the Old Vic, which starred Peter O'Toole.

Tomelty and Sting, whose real name is Gordon Sumner, tied the knot in 1976 after a two-year courtship that began on the set of the rock musical Rock Nativity, where she played the Virgin Mary and he performed with the band. Together, they have two children: Joseph, born on November 23, 1976, and Fuchsia Katherine, born on April 17, 1982. The couple's marriage ended in divorce in 1984.

In the years that followed, Tomelty continued to act, taking on roles in popular series such as Spooks, Casualty, and The Amazing Mrs Pritchard.