Long before “Sesame Street” premiered, Sonia Manzano lived there — minus the Muppets. Manzano spent 44 years on the beloved children’s show as Maria, joining two years after its 1969 debut that showed ...

It’s no exaggeration to say that Sonia Manzano has been a source of inspiration to millions of children. The actress began playing Maria, one of the human residents of Sesame Street, in 1971, when she ...

Sonia Manzano is best known for her long-running role on Sesame Street. She joined the cast of the iconic PBS children’s series in 1971, playing Puerto Rican teen Maria Rodriguez. The character ...

Sonia Manzano is a legend of kids TV. She got her big break in 1971, as a junior at Carnegie Mellon. Sonia had gone back home to New York for her first gig in an off-Broadway play. While she was there ...

After 44 years as the loveable Maria on Sesame Street, Sonia Manzano thought she was finally ready to move to a quieter, non-puppet inhabited neighborhood where she could spend her days writing ...

Filmmakers of STREET SMART: LESSONS FROM A TV ICON to share never-before-seen clips and stories from the life of the woman behind one of television's most beloved characters Audiences grew up with ...

Lessons from a TV Icon review - Sesame Street star Sonia Manzano gets her flowers for entertaining and educating generations of children.

Sonia Manzano has spent the past 44 years of her career on Sesame Street as Maria, but that is all coming to an end. During a recent appearance at the American Library Association’s annual conference, ...

Today’s youth are different than the children “Sesame Street” actress Sonia Manzano performed for when she played Maria, she told Carson High School students Tuesday. “I think what we expect of them ...

NEW YORK (AP) — “Sesame Street” is about to be less A-OK. Sonia Manzano, who has played the role of Maria on the groundbreaking kid show since 1971, is retiring. Manzano, 65, broke the news earlier ...

Arlington, VA, December 3, 2020 –PBS KIDS today announced ALMA’S WAY, a new animated series from Fred Rogers Productions. The series is created by actor and writer, Sonia Manzano, who positively ...