Sonia Manzano with her old buddy The Count at the Sesame Workshop's 50th Anniversary gala in 2019. ... In 2015, after 44 years with the PBS children’s series, she left “Sesame Street. ...

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.

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. But how ...

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. She says she ...

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. Manzano first joined “Sesame Street” in 1971.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - It's the end of an era for Sesame Street. Actress Sonia Manzano, who has played Maria on the beloved children's show for 45 years, announced she will be leaving the show.

Sonia Manzano attends the Sesame Workshop's 50th Anniversary Benefit Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on May 29, 2019 in New York City. Theo Wargo/Getty Images In 1971, Sonia Manzano was in her early 20s.

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.

Long before “Sesame Street” premiered, Sonia Manzano lived there — minus the Muppets. Manzano spent 45 years on the beloved children’s show as Maria, joining two years after its 1969 debut ...

Actress Sonia Manzano announces she's retiring after decades on the PBS children's show ... 'Sesame Street' 's Maria Is Retiring. ... He left PEOPLE in 2016.

Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on “Sesame Street,” co-starred alongside Delgado, who played Luis, for decades. In a piece for Time, she remembered her co-star as “eternally positive” and ...

“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 ...