Bitty Schram

Elizabeth Natalie Schram (born July 17, 1968) is an American actress most known for having played Sharona Fleming in the television series Monk.
== Early life ==
Born in Mountainside, New Jersey, Schram studied at the University of Maryland on a tennis scholarship and graduated with a degree in advertising design. Having known for a number of years that she wanted to act, she pursued roles in both film and television as well as Broadway theater.[citation needed]
The role that initially brought her note was that of Evelyn Gardner, the Rockford Peaches' right fielder, in the Penny Marshall film A League of Their Own. Her character was the focus of the now famous line uttered by manager Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks), "There's no crying in baseball!"[2]
During 1993-95, she appeared in the original Broadway production of Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor.[3]
In 2002, Schram landed a major role opposite Tony Shalhoub on the USA Network series Monk. She was released midway through the show's third season. The network stated they had "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[s]" 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." Levine and Gray-Stanford remained on the show.[4] Natalie Teeger, played by Traylor Howard, replaced her character as Monk's assistant. Schram made a guest appearance on one episode of the show's eighth and final season, titled "Mr. Monk and Sharona".[5]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes 	1992	Fathers & Sons	Terry	
1992	A League of Their Own 	Evelyn Gardner[6]	 	 	 	 	
1993	The Night We Never Met 	Pharmacy Clerk 	 	 	 	 	
1993	My Family Treasure 	Young Alexandra 	 	 	 	 	
1994	Chasers 	Flo 	 	 	 	 	
1994	Full Cycle 	Sofie 	 	 	 	 	
1996	Caught 	Amy 	 	 	 	 	
1996	The Pallbearer 	Lauren 	 	 	 	 	
1996	Marvin's Room 	Janine 	 	 	 	 	
1996	One Fine Day 	Marla 	 	 	 	 	
1998	Kissing a Fool 	Vicki Pelam 	 	 	 	 	
1998	Cleopatra's Second Husband	Hallie Marrs 	 	 	 	 	
2001	The Tag 	Gina 	Short 	 	 	 	
2002	Unconditional Love 	Waitress 	 	 	 	 	
2004	The Sure Hand of God 	Christine Bigbee 	 	 	 	 	
2006	A-List 	Samantha 	 	 	 	 	
2016	Moments of Clarity 	Officer Lori[7] 	Nominated–Maverick Movie Awards for Best Ensemble Acting (Feature)	 	 	 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes 	1995	Episode: Long Island Fever	Penny	TV film
1999 	G vs E 	Ani 	Episode: "Gee Your Hair Smells Evil" 	 	 	 	
2001 	Episode: Destiny 	 	TV film 	 	 	 	
2001 	Strong Medicine 	Juno Bouvoir 	Episode: "Fix" 	 	 	 	
2001 	Roswell 	Bunny 	Episode: "Secrets and Lies" 	 	 	 	
2001–02 	Felicity 	Rita 	Episodes: "Moving On", "A Perfect Match", "The Paper Chase"	 	 	 	
2002–2009	Monk 	Sharona Fleming	Regular Seasons 1-3, Guest Season 8
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical)	 	 	 	
2005 	Kitchen Confidential	Reese Ryder 	Episode: "Exile on Main Street" 	 	 	 	
2006 	Thief 	Lila Granville 	TV miniseries 	 	 	 	
2007 	You've Got a Friend 	Jackie Nelson 	TV film 	 	 	 	
2009 	Ghost Whisperer 	Jody 	Episode: "This Joint's Haunted" 	 	 	 	
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