Sonia Manzano, SESAME STREET’s Maria and 15-time Emmy Award winner, opened up about her new documentary, STREET ...

Bustamante said the doc was born after he read Manzano’s memoir, Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx. A TV ...

Lessons From a TV Icon, the shifting landscape of children's programming, and why cuts to public broadcasting risk harming ...

"He would just say things, 'If you don't want to be a murderer, don't be around people who shouldn't be killed,'" Sonia ...

In a new documentary, Manzano recalls how producers told her before filming, "Sonia, be yourself. We just want you to be yourself" ...

The 75-year-old actress spoke about how a legendary comedian became her favorite guest star on 'Sesame Street.' ...

The woman who played Maria on Sesame Street has confessed to having a flirtatious relationship with Oscar the Grouch. “That’s ...

LOS ANGELES - "Sesame Street" is losing one of its most recognizable faces. Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on the long-running PBS children's show, is retiring 44 years after joining the series, she ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK – "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 this ...

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 ...