Sonia Manzano

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-06-12 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also known As

Sonia Manzano

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.

Acting

2002

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

as Maria

1978

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

as Maria

2010

Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster

1999

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

as Maria

1994

Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo

as Maria Rodriguez

2010

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

as Maria (uncredited) (archive footage)

1996

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

as Maria

1987

Sesame Street: Sing Along

as Maria

2022

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

as Self

1983

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

as Maria

2024

The Casagrandes Movie

as Rosa (voice)

1998

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

as Maria

2015

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

as Self

1974

Death Wish

as Grocery Clerk (uncredited)

2014

Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man

as Maria (archive footage)

1979

Night-Flowers

as Galicia

1988

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

as Maria

2019

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

as Maria

1985

Follow That Bird

as Maria

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan

as Customer at Sardi's

1993

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

as Maria Rodriguez

1997

Sesame Street: Fiesta!

as Maria Rodriguez

1986

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

as Maria Rodriguez

1998

Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game

as Maria Rodriguez (voiceover)

2020

Godmothered

as Opal

1978

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

as Maria

2021

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

as Self

1994

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

as Maria

2021

Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days

as Self

1979

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Maria (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

as Maria

2006

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

as Maria (archive footage)

1977

Sesame Street at Night?

as Maria (archive footage)

1990

Barney's Campfire Sing-Along

as Tina's mom

Getting Ready to Read

as Maria

1995

Baby Balloon

as Narrator (voice)

1999

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play

as Maria (archive footage)

2025

STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon

as Self

2004

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

as Maria

Production

1990

Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital

as Writer

2006

Plaza Sésamo: Bienvenida la primavera

as Writer