In 2015, after 44 years with the PBS children’s series, she left “Sesame Street.” This fall, Manzano is back on PBS.

After a 44-year run, the beloved Maria, played by Sonia Manzano, said goodbye to Sesame Street. She opens up about her new memoir and her favorite memories of the show. Sonia Manzano, the beloved ...

For nearly 45 years, Sonia Manzano has been known to the world as Maria from "Sesame Street." Manzano has won 15 Emmys for her writing on the series and received two acting nominations.

Maria from Sesame Street — aka actress Sonia Manzano — is retiring after more than 40 years. NPR reports on the Hispanic pioneer's impact on generations of children.

Sonia Manzano, known to fans as Maria on the acclaimed children’s “Sesame Street,” has announced she will retire from the show after 44 years.

For nearly 5 decades, Sonia Manzano played the part of Maria on Sesame Street. The role came to be during her college years while she was studying acting. She had just gone back home to New York ...

As Maria on " Sesame Street," she engaged with countless children over four decades. But now, Sonia Manzano, 65, says it's time to say so long, and retire after 44 years on the show.

Sonia Manzano is seen on “Sesame Street” early 1990s. The series premiered with the initial intent to provide educational programming for children in low-income communities.

Emilio Delgado (left) and Sonia Manzano (center) co-starred on "Sesame Street" for decades (along with the Count, seated on a fence). Manzano remembered Delgado in a piece for Time.

“Everybody calls me Maria,” says Sonia Manzano. After all, the actress has played Maria on Sesame Street for the last 44 years. “Grown people who were raised on the show recognize me more ...

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.