![]() When I was on Sesame Street, there were directors talking to each other, talking to me, and cameras coming from the back of my head and from the side! I think during the first six months of Sesame Street, people only saw the back of my head! It was an intense learning process. I was doing both Godspell and Sesame Street at the same time. What was your first year like on Sesame Street? I was truly at the right place at the right time. ![]() I got the role, and I thought, “Why do people say that show business is so difficult?” I was 20 years-old at the time, and I was very lucky. My first audition as a professional actress was for Sesame Street. I was in the original production, and we brought the show to New York. The Bronx-born Sonia has earned an impressive fifteen Emmy awards in Writing, is an accomplished children’s book author…but don’t ask Sonia to fix a toaster! Celebrity Parents spoke with Sonia about Sesame Street, being true to herself as a mom, and why her character Maria is Sonia…on purpose. For over 30 years, Sonia Manzano has played the beloved role of Maria on the beloved children’s television series, Sesame Street.
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