It's the end of an era for "Sesame Street": Sonia Manzano--Maria for more than four decades--is retiring from the beloved children's program. News of Manzano's departure arrived in the form of a tweet ...
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 ...
Sonia Manzano — known to multiple generations as Maria on “Sesame Street” — confesses that there was flirtatious chemistry between her character and Oscar the Grouch. “That’s absolutely true,” she ...
NEW YORK -- After more than 30 years playing Maria on PBS' "Sesame Street," Sonia Manzano calls herself an invisible celebrity. "I feel like I've touched people's lives in a subtle way," the ...
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 ...
María, TV wife of Luis, with whom she runs the Fix It Shop on America's best known street, Sesame Street, is exiting the stage of Big Bird, The Count and Elmo. Though she's more accustomed to hearing ...
When Sonia Manzano got the part of "Maria" on "Sesame Street" in 1971, she had no idea that she'd be on the show for 44 years and touch millions of children's lives — including mine as young girl. I ...