Person

Sonia Manzano

Acting · Born 1950-06-12 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

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  Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  Gloria Pepitone

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  Law & Order

  Barbara Benitez

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  Sesame Street

  Maria Figueroa Rodriguez

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  The George Lucas Talk Show: Live

  Self

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  Alma's Way

  Executive Producer

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  Death Wish

  Grocery Clerk (uncredited)

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  The Casagrandes Movie

  Rosa (voice)

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  Barney and the Backyard Gang

  Tina's mom

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  Godmothered

  Opal

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  The Muppets Take Manhattan

  Customer at Sardi's

• 2025STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV IconSelf
• 2024The Casagrandes MovieRosa (voice)
• 2022Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It OnSelf
• 2021Alma's WayExecutive Producer
• 2021Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny DaysSelf
• 2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetSelf
• 2020GodmotheredOpal
• 2019Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary CelebrationMaria
• 2015Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!Maria
• 2015I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney StorySelf
• 2014Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers
• 2011Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
• 2010Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster
• 2010Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny DaysMaria (uncredited) (archive footage)
• 2010Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the WorldMaria
• 2008The GuitarLady (uncredited)
• 2006A Sesame Street Christmas CarolMaria (archive footage)
• 2006Plaza Sésamo: Bienvenida la primaveraWriter
• 2004Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Maria
• 2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Maria
• 2003Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets LostMaria
• 2002Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the FirehouseMaria
• 1999The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandMaria
• 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitGloria Pepitone
• 1999The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and PlayMaria (archive footage)
• 1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!Maria
• 1998Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle GameMaria Rodriguez (voiceover)
• 1997Sesame Street: Fiesta!Maria Rodriguez
• 1996Sesame Street: Elmo Saves ChristmasMaria
• 1995Baby BalloonNarrator (voice)
• 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Maria
• 1994Sesame Street: The Best of ElmoMaria Rodriguez
• 1993Sesame Street Stays Up Late!Maria
• 1993Sesame Street Jam: A Musical CelebrationMaria
• 1992Getting Ready to ReadMaria
• 1990Sesame Street Home Video Visits the HospitalWriter
• 1990Law & OrderBarbara Benitez
• 1990Barney's Campfire Sing-AlongTina's mom
• 1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!Maria
• 1988Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieMaria
• 1988Barney and the Backyard GangTina's mom
• 19872 FliesNarrator (voice)
• 1987Sesame Street: Sing AlongMaria
• 1986Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & StoriesMaria Rodriguez
• 1985Follow That BirdMaria
• 1984The Muppets Take ManhattanCustomer at Sardi's
• 1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtMaria
• 1979A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetMaria (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1979Night-FlowersGalicia
• 1978A Special Sesame Street ChristmasMaria
• 1978Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetMaria
• 1975Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
• 1974Death WishGrocery Clerk (uncredited)
• 1969Sesame StreetMaria Figueroa Rodriguez
• —Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party GamesMaria
• —Sesame Street 1986 Wrap PartyHerself
• —The George Lucas Talk Show: LiveSelf