Sonia Manzano

Sonia Manzano

Known for
Acting
Born
June 12, 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Sonia Manzano is an actress and writer, known for Sesame Street (1969), Follow That Bird (1985) and Firepower (1979). She has been married to Richard Reagan since 1986. They have one child.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games poster

Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games

Movie · as Maria

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Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party poster

Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party

Movie · as Herself

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The George Lucas Talk Show: Live poster

The George Lucas Talk Show: Live

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2025
STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon poster

STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon

Movie · as Self

2024
The Casagrandes Movie poster

The Casagrandes Movie

Movie · as Rosa (voice)

2022
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On poster

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

Movie · as Self

2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street poster

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Movie · as Self

2021
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days poster

Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days

Movie · as Self

2020
Godmothered poster

Godmothered

Movie · as Opal

2019
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration poster

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Maria

2015
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story poster

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

Movie · as Self

2015
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! poster

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

Movie · as Maria

2014
Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers

Movie

2011
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures poster

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

Movie

2010
Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster poster

Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster

Movie

2010
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days poster

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

Movie · as Maria (uncredited) (archive footage)

2010
Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World poster

Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World

Movie · as Maria

2008
The Guitar poster

The Guitar

Movie · as Lady (uncredited)

2006
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol poster

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

Movie · as Maria (archive footage)

2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? poster

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Movie · as Maria

2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

Movie · as Maria

2003
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost poster

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost

Movie · as Maria

2002
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse poster

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

Movie · as Maria

1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland poster

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

Movie · as Maria

1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play poster

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play

Movie · as Maria (archive footage)

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Gloria Pepitone · 9 eps

1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! poster

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Movie · as Maria

1998
Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game poster

Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game

Movie · as Maria Rodriguez (voiceover)

1997
Sesame Street: Fiesta! poster

Sesame Street: Fiesta!

Movie · as Maria Rodriguez

1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas poster

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Movie · as Maria

1995
Baby Balloon poster

Baby Balloon

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1994
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo poster

Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo

Movie · as Maria Rodriguez

1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! poster

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Movie · as Maria

1993
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration poster

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

Movie · as Maria

1993
Sesame Street Stays Up Late! poster

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

Movie · as Maria

1992
Getting Ready to Read poster

Getting Ready to Read

Movie · as Maria

1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! poster

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Movie · as Maria

1990
Barney's Campfire Sing-Along poster

Barney's Campfire Sing-Along

Movie · as Tina's mom

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Barbara Benitez · 1 ep

1989
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989 poster

Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989

Movie · as Self – Maria

1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie poster

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Movie · as Maria

1988
Barney and the Backyard Gang poster

Barney and the Backyard Gang

TV · as Tina's mom, Tina's Mom

1987
Sesame Street: Sing Along poster

Sesame Street: Sing Along

Movie · as Maria

1987
2 Flies poster

2 Flies

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1986
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories poster

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

Movie · as Maria Rodriguez

1985
Follow That Bird poster

Follow That Bird

Movie · as Maria

1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan poster

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Movie · as Customer at Sardi's

1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art poster

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Movie · as Maria

1979
Night-Flowers poster

Night-Flowers

Movie · as Galicia

1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street poster

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

Movie · as Maria (archive footage) (uncredited)

1978
A Special Sesame Street Christmas poster

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

Movie · as Maria

1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street poster

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

Movie · as Maria

1975
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives? poster

Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?

Movie

1974
Death Wish poster

Death Wish

Movie · as Grocery Clerk (uncredited)

1969
Sesame Street poster

Sesame Street

TV · as Maria Figueroa Rodriguez · 3669 eps