Bitty Schram

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| name = Bitty Schram

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| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date |23|1992|7|16}}

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1992–2016

| alma_mater = University of Maryland

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Bitty Schram (born Elizabeth Natalie Schram, {{Birth based on age as of date |23|1992|7|16|noage=1}}) is an American actress who played Sharona Fleming in the television series Monk and Evelyn Gardner in the film A League of Their Own (1992).

Early life

Schram is from Mountainside, New Jersey, and she attended Jonathan Dayton High School, where she was a competitive athlete.Chollet, Laurence. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116722214/bitty-schram-of-mountainside-and/ "A shining bit between the stars"], The Record, July 16, 1992. Accessed January 18, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "All that attention has elevated Schram, a 23-year-old from Mountainside in Union County, into what could be called a league of her own.... The sports part came pretty easily, as Schram has played competitive tennis since she was 10, starred at Jonathan Dayton High School in Springfield, and eventually won a tennis scholarship to the University of Maryland." She studied at the University of Maryland on a tennis scholarship and graduated with a degree in advertising design. Bitty was a nickname she decided to use when she became an actress.{{cite magazine

| last = Feitelberg

| first = Amy

| date = February 13, 2004

| accessdate = February 20, 2020

| url = https://ew.com/article/2004/02/13/where-bitty-schram-wants-be-five-years/

| title = Where Bitty Schram Wants to be in Five Years

| magazine = Entertainment Weekly

}} Schram is Jewish.{{Cite web |url=https://www.jweekly.com/2004/09/10/celebrity-jews-45/|title=Celebrity Jews |first=J. |last=((Correspondent)) |work=J. |date=September 10, 2004}}{{Cite web |url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.2004.09.10.001/95 |title=September 10, 2004 - Image 95 |website=The Detroit Jewish News Digital Archives |via=University of Michigan}}

Career

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 recipient of the classic admonition by manager Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks), "There's no crying in baseball!"Adam Thomlison, "Hollywood Q & A", (TV Tabloid/TV Media Inc.), March 24, 2018. Her character was also the mother of the obnoxious little boy, Stilwell.

During 1993–1995, she appeared in the original Broadway production of Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor.[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4586 Laughter on the 23rd Floor details], ibdb.com; accessed September 6, 2015.

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 it had "decided to go in a different creative direction with some of its characters." The Hollywood Reporter 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.{{cite news |last1=Wallenstein |first1=Andrew |title=No Sharona — Bitty Schram leaves 'Monk' |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/no-sharona-bitty-schram-leaves-monk-2D80555156 |access-date=5 April 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=31 August 2004 |language=en}} Natalie Teeger, played by Traylor Howard, replaced Schram's 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".[http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/general/view.bg?articleid=1175777&format=text Summer TV sizzles with new shows and returning favorites] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402214246/http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/general/view.bg?articleid=1175777&format=text|date=April 2, 2012}}, Boston Herald; accessed September 6, 2015.

Filmography

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! Year

! Title

! Role

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1992

|Fathers & Sons

|Terry

1992

|{{sortname|A|League of Their Own}}

|Evelyn Gardner{{Cite news|url=https://duboiscountyherald.com/b/welcoming-back-their-own|title=Welcoming back 'A League Of Their Own'|last=Laman|first=Allen|date=June 19, 2017|work=Dubois County Herald|access-date=2018-04-26}}

1993

|{{sortname|The|Night We Never Met}}

|Pharmacy Clerk

1993

|My Family Treasure

|Young Alexandra

1994

|Chasers

|Flo

1994

|Full Cycle

|Sofie

1996

|Caught

|Amy

1996

|{{sortname|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

|{{sortname|The|Tag|nolink=1}}

|Gina

|Short

2002

|Unconditional Love

|Waitress

2004

|{{sortname|The|Sure Hand of God|nolink=1}}

|Christine Bigbee

2006

|A-List

|Samantha

2016

|Moments of Clarity

|Officer Lori{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesheraldonline.com/article/NH/20151113/NEWS/151119943|title=Schram has a bit part in 'Moments of Clarity' at Napa Fest|last=Freedman|first=Richard|date=November 13, 2015|work=Vallejo Times-Herald|access-date=April 26, 2018|language=en}}

|Nominated–Maverick Movie Awards for Best Ensemble Acting (Feature)