Bitty Schram
Biography
Bitty Schram is an American actress who grew up in Mountainside, New Jersey and first became known for playing Evelyn Gardner, the right fielder for the Rockford Peaches, in Penny Marshall's A League of Their Own (1992). Her character, the mother of a boy named Stilwell, was on the receiving end of a scolding from Tom Hanks as the team's manager, Jimmy Dugan. She performed on Broadway from 1993 to 1995 in the original run of Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor. In 2002 she was cast as Sharona Fleming in the USA Network series Monk, playing opposite Tony Shalhoub, and she stayed until she was released midway through the third season. She came back for a guest appearance in the show's eighth and final season.
58years old
Turns 59 on July 17in 276 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Elizabeth Natalie Schram (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 6 years1992 to 1998
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A role that slipped away
Schram got a major part in 2002 alongside Tony Shalhoub on the USA Network show Monk. Partway through the third season, she was let go.
Big break
Schram gained fame as Evelyn Gardner, the right fielder for the Rockford Peaches in Penny Marshall's film A League of Their Own. Her character received manager Jimmy Dugan's classic line, "There's no crying in baseball!"
Beyond film
Schram appeared in Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor during 1993 to 1995, in the show's original Broadway production.
About the name
Schram decided to use the nickname Bitty when she became an actress, and that is the name she went by in her acting work.
A change of course
Schram earned a tennis scholarship to the University of Maryland, College Park, where she graduated with a degree in advertising design.
Bitty Schram movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- A League of Their Own1992 Comedy, Drama, Sportas Evelyn Gardner - Right Field
IMDb rating 7.4133K votes
Worked with
Bitty Schram shares two films with David Schwimmer, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
David Schwimmer's page
Robert De Niro's page
Dennis Hopper's page
Tom Hanks's page
Meryl Streep's page
Charles Durning's page
All films by Penny Marshall
Michael HoffmanDirector, 1 film, 1996
All films by Michael Hoffman
All films by Jerry Zaks
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