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 ...

Sonia Manzano has spent the past 44 years of her career on Sesame Street as Maria, but that is all coming to an end. During a recent appearance at the American Library Association’s annual conference, ...

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 ...

Since 1971 Sonia Manzano has been one of the lucky residents of Sesame Street. As Maria, she guided Big Bird, Elmo and the rest of the gang through life lessons large and small. After 44 years, ...

María, TV wife of Luis, with whom she runs the Fix It Shop on America's best known street, Sesame Street, is exiting the stage of Big Bird, The Count and Elmo. Though she's more accustomed to hearing ...

Sonia Manzano, 65, played Maria on TV’s “Sesame Street” for 44 years. She won 15 Emmys as a writer for the show and one for Lifetime Achievement. She is author of “Becoming Maria: A Memoir” ...

Filmmakers of STREET SMART: LESSONS FROM A TV ICON to share never-before-seen clips and stories from the life of the woman behind one of television's most beloved characters Audiences grew up with ...

NEW YORK -- "Sesame Street" is about to be less A-OK. Sonia Manzano, who has played the role of Maria on the groundbreaking children's show since 1971, is retiring. Manzano, 65, broke the news earlier ...