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She is best known for her role as Evelyn, the baseball-playing mother who makes the mistake of crying in front of manager Tom Hanks during a baseball game in Penny Marshall's A League of Their Own (1992). She also played Sharona Fleming in the award-winning TV series Monk (2002–2004) for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe.^[1] USA Network let her go during the show's third season stating they wanted to take the character in new directions. Some theorize, however, that her bid for a salary increase was met by termination. Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American two-time Academy Award-winning film actor, Emmy-winning director, voice-over artist and movie producer. ... A League of Their Own is a 1992 film which tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). ... Information Gender Female Relatives Benjy (son), Gail (sister) Portrayed by Bitty Schram Sharona Fleming is a fictional character in the award-winning series Monk. ... Monk is an Emmy Award winning television show about the private detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), afflicted by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and multiple phobias. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

Biography

Career

Born in Mountainside, New Jersey, Bitty Schram is a critically acclaimed, award winning actress. Bitty (full name Elizabeth Natalie Schram) studied at the University of Maryland with 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 made her fame was Evelyn Gardner in Penny Marshall's directed film A League of Their Own. After bursting into tears Bitty's character was scolded with the now famous line, "There's no crying in baseball!" Map of Mountainside in Union County Mountainside is a borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States. ... The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public university located in the city of College Park, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., in the United States. ... Penny Marshall at the 1988 Emmy Awards Penny Marshall (born October 15, 1942) is an American actress, producer and director. ...

In 2002 Bitty landed the lead role opposite Tony Shalhoub on the hit USA Comedy series Monk. Fans of the show fell in love with her sweet character mixed with a tough, no-nonsense New York exterior. With a knack for comedy, Bitty helped turn the show into a favorite for viewers. USA Network released her mid-way through the show's third season stating they wanted to take the character in new directions. Some theorize, however, that her bid for a salary increase was met by termination.^[2] Tony Shalhoub (Arabic: ), (born October 9, 1953) is a three-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American television and film actor. ... USA Network is a popular American cable television network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ...

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Bitty is also an accomplished stage actress. She appeared as one of the original cast members in Neil Simon's hit Broadway production Laughter on the 23rd Floor with Nathan Lane. Bitty has worked with many household name actors such as Tom Hanks, Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Diane Keaton, and Kathy Bates. Neil Simon (1966) Neil Simon (born Marvin Neil Simon July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is a Jewish American playwright and screenwriter. ... Nathan Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actor of the stage and screen. ... Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American two-time Academy Award-winning film actor, Emmy-winning director, voice-over artist and movie producer. ... Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (born April 29, 1958) is a three-time Academy Award-nominated and internationally known American actress. ... George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an Academy Award and two-time Golden Globe-winning American actor, director, producer and screenwriter, known for his role in the first five seasons of the long-running television drama ER (1994–99), and his rise as an A-List movie star... Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall on January 5, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress, director and producer. ... Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an Academy Award-winning American theatrical, film, and television actress, and a stage and television director. ...

Personal Life

Single and don´t have kids .

Roles

TV Roles

Bitty Schram as Sharona Fleming in the television series Monk.

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Movie Roles

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Notes

1. ^ "Monk" Boots Bitty by Bridget Byrne, E! Online, 31 August 2004, retrieved 04 March 2006.
2. ^ MSNBC article on her departure from the show

External link

• Bitty Schram at the Internet Movie Database