Frances Tomelty
Frances Tomelty (born 6 October 1948) is a Northern Irish actress whose numerous television credits include Strangers (1978–1979), Testament of Youth (1979), Inspector Morse (1988), Cracker (1993), The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006), The White Queen (2013) and Unforgotten (2015). Her theatre roles include playing Kate in the original production of Dancing at Lughnasa in Dublin (1990). She was married to the musician Sting from 1976 to 1984.
Early life
Tomelty was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the daughter of actor Joseph Tomelty (1911–1995) and Lena Milligan.[citation needed] She had an older sister, Roma (1945-2020), also an actress.
Career
Tomelty's television work has included Survivors, Bergerac, Blue Money, Inspector Morse, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Strangers, Midsomer Murders, Coronation Street, Cracker, Spooks, Casualty, The Amazing Mrs Pritchard, Holby City, Law & Order: UK, The Royal, Waking the Dead, Silent Witness, Unforgotten, Catastrophe, Death in Paradise[1] as well as big-budget adaptations Atlantis, Merlin, The White Queen, and A Perfect Spy.[citation needed]
On film, she has acted in Bellman and True, Monk Dawson, Bullshot, The Field, and Chéri.[citation needed]
Tomelty's theatre roles include Elaine Navazio in Last of the Red Hot Lovers by Neil Simon (1979 British premiere directed by Eric Thompson at the Royal Exchange, Manchester); Mia Schuurman in In the Talking Dark by Dolores Walshe (1989) (directed by Braham Murray at the Royal Exchange, Manchester); Kate in Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel (1990) (directed by Patrick Mason at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin); Momma in Doctor Heart by Peter Muller (1991 British premiere directed by Braham Murray at the Royal Exchange, Manchester); and Mrs Alving in Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen (2000) (directed by Braham Murray at the Royal Exchange, Manchester).[citation needed] Tomelty also portrayed Lady Macbeth in the Old Vic's disastrous 1980 production of Macbeth, with Peter O'Toole in the title role.[2]
Personal life
On 1 May 1976, Tomelty married musician Sting, the lead singer and bassist in the rock band The Police – after knowing him for two years. They met on the set of rock-musical Rock Nativity.[3] She played the Virgin Mary; he played in the band. They have two children together, Joe Sumner and Kate Sumner.[4] Tomelty and Sting divorced in 1984, after Sting began an affair with Trudie Styler in 1981.[5]
References
- ^ Weston, Christopher. "Death In Paradise Season 9 Episode 8 Cast: Guest Stars Frances Tomelty, Andi Osho And Peter De Jersey". Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ West, Timothy (7 April 2001). "The king of comedy". The Guardian.
- ^ "Frances Tomelty: Life and Career of Sting's First Wife" Melanie Gold
- ^ "Sting cuts his kids out of his will". NewsComAu. 22 June 2014.
- ^ Higginbotham, Adam (3 August 2002). "Interview: Trudie Styler". The Guardian.
External links
- Frances Tomelty at IMDb
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- The Dream of the Blue Turtles
- ...Nothing Like the Sun
- The Soul Cages
- Ten Summoner's Tales
- Mercury Falling
- Brand New Day
- Sacred Love
- Songs from the Labyrinth
- If on a Winter's Night...
- Symphonicities
- The Last Ship
- 57th & 9th
- 44/876
- My Songs
- The Bridge
- Bring On the Night
- Acoustic Live in Newcastle
- ...All This Time
- The Journey and the Labyrinth
- Live in Berlin
- Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994
- The Very Best of Sting & The Police
- The Best of 25 Years
- Duets
- Nada como el sol
- Demolition Man
- Still Be Love in the World
- "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"
- "Love Is the Seventh Wave"
- "Fortress Around Your Heart"
- "Russians"
- "We Work the Black Seam"
- "We'll Be Together"
- "Be Still My Beating Heart"
- "Englishman in New York"
- "Fragile"
- "They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)"
- "All This Time"
- "Mad About You"
- "It's Probably Me"
- "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"
- "Seven Days"
- "Fields of Gold"
- "Shape of My Heart"
- "All for Love"
- "Nothing 'Bout Me"
- "When We Dance"
- "This Cowboy Song"
- "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot"
- "You Still Touch Me"
- "I Was Brought to My Senses"
- "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
- "Brand New Day"
- "Desert Rose"
- "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)"
- "Whenever I Say Your Name"
- "I Can't Stop Thinking About You"
- "The Empty Chair"
- "Money for Nothing"
- "Take Me Home"
- "On Silent Wings"
- "Rise & Fall"
- "Always on Your Side"
- "Stolen Car"
- "Reste"
- The Threepenny Opera
- The Last Ship (musical)
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- Last Exit
- Bring On the Night (film)
- The Living Sea: Soundtrack from the IMAX Film
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- Super Bowl XXXVII halftime show
- Frances Tomelty (ex-wife)
- Trudie Styler (wife)
- Joe Sumner (son)
- Mickey Sumner (daughter)
- Eliot Sumner (son)
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