Frances Tomelty

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Frances Tomelty (born 1956 (IMDb.com says 6 Oct 1948) in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Northern Irish actress and the first wife of Sting.

She has starred in series such as, Bergerac, Inspector Morse, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Midsomer Murders and Coronation Street, Cracker, as well as films like Bellman and True, Monk Dawson, Bullshot and The Field.

She is the daughter of Belfast actor Joe Tomelty.

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).

Tomelty's later work includes roles in the series Spooks, Casualty and The Amazing Mrs Pritchard.

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