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Frances Tomelty

ACTOR · FROM BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND

Frances Tomelty

Born 1948 · 78 years old100 credits since 1956

Period pieceSuspensefulMelancholicGrittyDark

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In the pictureOutlander

ABOUT FRANCES

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born6 October 1948

BirthplaceBelfast, Northern Ireland

Known forActing

On Cineora55 of 100 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Frances from.

Outlander poster

Series

2014–2026IMDb8.3

Unforgotten poster

Series

2015–IMDb8.4

The White Queen poster

Series

The White Queen

2013IMDb7.7

The Nevers poster

Series

2021IMDb7.4

Catastrophe poster

Series

2015–2019IMDb8.2

Karen Pirie poster

Series

2022–IMDb7.6

Chéri poster

Movie

2009IMDb6.1

The Woman in the Wall poster

Series

The Woman in the Wall

2023IMDb7.2

The Field poster

Movie

1990IMDb7.3

Coronation Street poster

Series

Coronation Street

1960–IMDb5.6

Accused poster

Movie

2023IMDb6.2

Vanity Fair poster

Series

1998IMDb7.7

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 55
Average IMDb: 7.2
Highest rated: Peaky BlindersIMDb 8.7
Working since: 1956

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

100 credits

The 2020s

10 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

Not on Cineora

The Hairdresser Mysteries

2026

as Mrs Marigold · 1 episode

Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead poster

Movie

Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead

2026IMDb5.6

as Leader of the Guild

The Death of Bunny Munro poster

Series

The Death of Bunny Munro

2025IMDb6.6

as Candice Birch · 2 episodes

Accused poster

Movie

2023IMDb6.2

as Mrs. Daly

The Woman in the Wall poster

Series

The Woman in the Wall

2023IMDb7.2

as Sister Eileen · 6 episodes

Karen Pirie poster

Series

2022–IMDb7.6

as Mary Grant Snr · 3 episodes

The Nevers poster

Series

2021IMDb7.4

as Phoenicia Elizabeth Hague · 6 episodes

All Creatures Great & Small poster

Series

All Creatures Great & Small

2020–IMDb8.6

as Mrs Donovan · 1 episode

The 2010s

12 titles · IMDb 7.8 on average

London Kills poster

Series

2019–IMDb6.8

as Anne Garrick · 1 episode

Black Earth Rising poster

Series

Black Earth Rising

2018IMDb7.5

as Sorcha Beattie · 1 episode

Apple Tree Yard poster

Series

Apple Tree Yard

2017IMDb7.2

as Price · 2 episodes

Unforgotten poster

Series

2015–IMDb8.4

as Maureen Sullivan · 6 episodes

Catastrophe poster

Series

2015–2019IMDb8.2

as Carol · 9 episodes

Not on Cineora

Charlie

2015

as Sarah Haughey · 3 episodes

Outlander poster

Series

2014–2026IMDb8.3

as Elspeth Cunningham · 5 episodes

Atlantis poster

Series

2013–2015IMDb6.5

as Anysia · 1 episode

The 2000s

11 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Chéri poster

Movie

2009IMDb6.1

as Rose

Law & Order: UK poster

Series

Law & Order: UK

2009–2014IMDb7.7

as Sister Logan · 1 episode

Merlin poster

Series

2008–2012IMDb7.9

as Niede · 1 episode

Bonekickers poster

Series

2008IMDb5.1

as Karen Magwilde · 4 episodes

Sold

Not on Cineora

Sold

2007

as Lady Ellesmere · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

2006

as Kitty Porter · 6 episodes

New Tricks poster

Series

2004–2015IMDb8.0

as Jill Brewer · 1 episode

The Royal poster

Series

2003–2011IMDb7.5

as Rosemary Briggs · 1 episode

The 1990s

19 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average

Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married

Not on Cineora

Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married

1999

as Mrs. Sullivan · 16 episodes

Holby City poster

Series

1999–2022IMDb5.8

as Patty Turner · 2 episodes

Vanity Fair poster

Series

1998IMDb7.7

as Mrs O'Dowd · 4 episodes

Not on Cineora

Monk Dawson

1998

as Mrs. Carter

The Boxer poster

Movie

1997IMDb7.0

as Mrs Maguire (uncredited)

Trial & Retribution poster

Series

Trial & Retribution

1997–2009IMDb7.6

as Norma O'Sullivan · 1 episode

Midsomer Murders poster

Series

Midsomer Murders

1997–IMDb7.9

as Audrey Monday · 1 episode

Silent Witness poster

Series

1996–IMDb7.9

as Anne Cunningham · 2 episodes

The 1980s

22 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average

4 Play

Not on Cineora

4 Play

1989

as Julia Parrish · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Burning Beds

1988

Star Trap

Not on Cineora

Star Trap

1988

as Hermione Bradstreet

Bellman and True poster

Movie

Bellman and True

1987IMDb6.7

as Anna

A Perfect Spy poster

Series

1987IMDb7.3

as Peggy Wentworth · 1 episode

Inspector Morse poster

Series

Inspector Morse

1987–1993IMDb8.2

as Grace Craven · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

A State of Emergency

1986

as Jackie Hampton

Lamb poster

Movie

1986IMDb6.3

as Mrs. Kane

The 1970s

18 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Not on Cineora

Testament of Youth

1979

as Sister Hope Milroy · 5 episodes

Tales of the Unexpected poster

Series

Tales of the Unexpected

1979–1988IMDb7.6

as Norma · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Strangers

1978

as DC Linda Doran · 7 episodes

The Medusa Touch poster

Movie

The Medusa Touch

1978IMDb6.9

as Nanny

Not on Cineora

Catchpenny Twist

1977

as Monagh

Life and Death of Penelope

Not on Cineora

Life and Death of Penelope

1976

as Susie · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

A Place to Hide

1976

as Ann Smith · 6 episodes

The Romantic Englishwoman poster

Movie

The Romantic Englishwoman

1975IMDb6.1

as Airport Shop Assistant

The 1960s

7 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

The Doctors

Not on Cineora

The Doctors

1969

as Norah Daley · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Special Branch

1969

as Student · 1 episode

Ukridge

Not on Cineora

Ukridge

1968

as Angela · 1 episode

The World of Wodehouse

Not on Cineora

The World of Wodehouse

1967

as Angela · 1 episode

Callan poster

Series

1967–1972IMDb8.3

as Second Woman · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Diaphanta · 1 episode

Coronation Street poster

Series

Coronation Street

1960–IMDb5.6

as Christine Peters · 3 episodes

The 1950s

1 title

Not on Cineora

Armchair Theatre

1956

as Student · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Frances’s titles.

Emily WatsonThe Boxer and Apple Tree Yard

Joe ColePeaky Blinders and Gangs of London

Lucian MsamatiGangs of London and Black Earth Rising

Billy ConnollyBullshot and Blue Money

David HaymanThe Boxer and Trial & Retribution

Mark BonnarCatastrophe and Apple Tree Yard

Nicola WalkerUnforgotten and Spooks

Caroline GoodallThe White Queen and Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead

John NettlesMidsomer Murders and Bergerac

Amanda BurtonSilent Witness and Boon