Sharona Fleming-Howe is a fictional character in the award-winning series Monk. Sharona is a divorced practical nurse from New Jersey and a single mother with a young son named Benjy. She was played by Bitty Schram. Bitty Schram was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance.
Sharona's childhood is only mentioned in one episode. Her father, Douglas, owned a hardware store and died when she was a child. This left her mother, Cheryl, to raise...
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Sharona Fleming-Howe is a fictional character in the award-winning series Monk. Sharona is a divorced practical nurse from New Jersey and a single mother with a young son named Benjy. She was played by Bitty Schram. Bitty Schram was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance.
Sharona's childhood is only mentioned in one episode. Her father, Douglas, owned a hardware store and died when she was a child. This left her mother, Cheryl, to raise Sharona and her younger sister, Gail, who is an actress and appeared in two episodes.
What is known was that she had married out of high school but it did not last leaving her with an infant son to raise on her own. At one point she did some nude modeling under a pseudonym in Atlantic City. She later became a registered nurse.
Monk was in a catatonic state for three and a half years until Sharona began taking care of him. Monk was able to resume detective work and remarked, "She found me when I was drowning and saved my life." The series...
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