Bitty Schram as Sharona Fleming. Photo: USA Network For Monk ’s first three seasons, Schram played Sharona, Monk’s nurse and assistant who helped the neurotic detective when he was a shut-in ...

Bitty Schram's character, Sharona Fleming, was one of the most important characters in Monk, yet she exited the series in season 3. Sharona was a nurse and the first personal assistant to Adrian ...

Schram has never spoken out about the real reason that she left Monk at the height of its popularity - that is, until now. In the April 3-9 print edition of TV Guide, Bitty reveals that she didn’t ...

Basic cable’s top-rated original series is losing one of its stars. “Monk” regular Bitty Schram, who plays Adrian Monk’s sleuthing sidekick Sharona Fleming, is ankling USA Network’s one ...

Bitty Schram did return to "Monk" as a guest star in 2009 during season 8, appearing in an episode titled -- what else -- "Mr. Monk and Sharona." The premise is that Sharona's uncle has died.