Sonia Manzano

Known for: Acting
Born: June 12, 1950, New York City, New York, USA
Movies: 50

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.

Upcoming Sonia Manzano Movies

Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games

Release date TBA

9.0

Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

6.9

Death Wish

1974

6.7

Godmothered

2020

6.6

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

6.2

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999

6.5

Follow That Bird

1985

5.6

The Guitar

2008

7.1

The Casagrandes Movie

2024

7.4

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

2015

7.4

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021

7.6

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978

Filmography

2025	STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon	Self
2024	The Casagrandes Movie	Rosa (voice)
2022	Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On	Self
2021	Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days	Self
2021	Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street	Self
2020	Godmothered	Opal
2019	Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration	Maria
2015	Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!	Maria
2015	I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story	Self
2014	Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers
2011	Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2010	Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster
2010	Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days	Maria (uncredited) (archive footage)
2010	Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World	Maria
2008	The Guitar	Lady (uncredited)
2006	A Sesame Street Christmas Carol	Maria (archive footage)
2004	Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!	Maria
2004	Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?	Maria
2003	Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost	Maria
2002	Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse	Maria
1999	The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland	Maria
1999	The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play	Maria (archive footage)
1998	Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!	Maria
1998	Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game	Maria Rodriguez (voiceover)
1997	Sesame Street: Fiesta!	Maria Rodriguez
1996	Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas	Maria
1995	Baby Balloon	Narrator (voice)
1994	Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!	Maria
1994	Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo	Maria Rodriguez
1993	Sesame Street Stays Up Late!	Maria
1993	Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration	Maria
1992	Getting Ready to Read	Maria
1990	Barney's Campfire Sing-Along	Tina's mom
1990	Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!	Maria
1989	Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989	Self – Maria
1988	Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie	Maria
1987	2 Flies	Narrator (voice)
1987	Sesame Street: Sing Along	Maria
1986	Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories	Maria Rodriguez
1985	Follow That Bird	Maria
1984	The Muppets Take Manhattan	Customer at Sardi's
1983	Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art	Maria
1979	A Walking Tour of Sesame Street	Maria (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979	Night-Flowers	Galicia
1978	A Special Sesame Street Christmas	Maria
1978	Christmas Eve on Sesame Street	Maria
1975	Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
1974	Death Wish	Grocery Clerk (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

2006	Plaza Sésamo: Bienvenida la primavera	Writer
1990	Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital	Writer

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