Elizabeth Natalie "Bitty" Schram is an American actress most widely known for having played Sharona Fleming in the television series Monk. 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. The role that initially brought her note was Evelyn Gardner, the Rockford Peaches' right fielder, in the Penny Marshall directed film A League of Their Own. Schram's character was the focus of the now famous line uttered by manager Jimmy Dugan, "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. In 2002, Schram landed a major role opposite Tony Shalhoub on the USA mystery series Monk. 

July 17th, 1968 in New York City (Age 55)