| Elizabeth Natalie "Bitty" Schram (born July 17, 1968) is a Jewish-American actress, most widely known for playing Sharona Fleming in the television series Monk. Biography Career Born in Mountainside, New Jersey, Bitty Schram studied at the University of Maryland on a tennis scholarship and graduated with a degree in advertising design. Having known for numerous years that she wanted to act, she pursued roles in both film and television as well as Broadway theater. The role that initially brought her note was Evelyn Gardner in the Penny Marshall directed film, A League of Their Own. Schram's character was the focus of the now famous line, "There's no crying in baseball!" During 1993-95, she had a role in the original Broadway production of Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor.[1] In 2002, Schram landed a major role opposite Tony Shalhoub on the USA mystery series Monk. USA Network released her mid-way through the show's third season, stating they "decided to go in a different creative direction with some of its characters"; MSNBC reported that "some members of the series’ supporting cast, including Schram, Ted Levine and Jason Gray-Stanford, attempted to renegotiate the terms of their contract" and cited Schram's departure as evidence of the industry's "hard line against raise-seeking actors who aren’t absolutely essential to the show."[2] Sharona's role as Monk's assistant was replaced by Natalie Teeger, played by Traylor Howard. Schram returned to Monk for an episode during the show's eighth and final season entitled Mr. Monk and Sharona October 23, 2009 on USA Network.[3] Roles Television | Year | Show | Role | Notes | | 1995 | Long Island Fever | Penny | Made-for-television film | | 1999 | G vs E | Ani | Guest appearance in episode "Gee Your Hair Smells Evil" | | 2001 | Strong Medicine | Juno Bouvoir | Guest appearance in first season episode "Fix" | | Roswell | Bunny | Guest appearance in final season episode "Secrets and Lies" | | Twilight | | Made-for-television film | 2001-
2002 | Felicity | Rita | Three episodes of the show's final season | 2002-
2004,
2009 | Monk | Sharona Fleming | Starred opposite Tony Shalhoub; was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | | 2004 | The Sure Hand of God | Christine Bigbee | Lifetime made-for-television film | | 2005 | Kitchen Confidential | Reese Ryder | Guest appearance in the show's first episode | | 2006 | Thief | Lila Granville | Appeared in two of the six-episode miniseries | | 2007 | You've Got a Friend | Miss Nelson | Hallmark Channel made-for-television film | | 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Jody | Guest role in episode "This Joint's Haunted" | | Feature films | Year | Film | Role | | 1992 | Fathers & Sons | Terry | | A League of Their Own | Evelyn Gardner | | 1993 | The Night We Never Met | Pharmacy Clerk | | My Family Treasure | Young Alexandra | | 1994 | Chasers | Flo | | Full Cycle | Sofie | | 1996 | One Fine Day | Marla | | Marvin's Room | Janine | | The Pallbearer | Lauren | | Caught | Amy | | 1998 | Cleopatra's Second Husband | Hallie | | Kissing a Fool | Vicki Pelam | | 2001 | The Tag | Gina | | 2002 | Unconditional Love | Waitress | | 2006 | A-List | Samantha | | References - ^ Laughter on the 23rd Floor original production from the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Wallenstein, Andrew. No Sharona — Bitty Schram leaves ‘Monk’. MSNBC.com. 28 August 2004.
- ^ Summer TV sizzles with new shows and returning favorites, a May 2009 Boston Herald article
External links - Bitty Schram at the Internet Movie Database
| Persondata | | NAME | Schram, Bitty | | ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schram, Elizabeth Natalie | | SHORT DESCRIPTION | | | DATE OF BIRTH | 1968-7-17 | | PLACE OF BIRTH | Mountainside, New Jersey | | DATE OF DEATH | | | PLACE OF DEATH | | |
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