Sonia Manzano, aka Maria From 'Sesame Street,' Retiring After 44 Years On the Air
Sonia Manzano, known for her work as Maria on the beloved children’s show Sesame Street, will be retiring from the program, she announced at the American Library Association’s annual conference on Monday (June 29).
The 65-year-old actress appeared on the show from 1971 to the present.
“It was so in-your-face, so compelling,” Sonia said about the role in the past. “At that time, there were no people of color on television and if there were, they certainly weren’t nice little Susan and Gordon [other characters on the show].”
Since the news broke, fans have been sending out tweets showing support and love for Sonia, who played the role of Maria for 44 years!
@SoniaMManzano thank you for being a wonderful part of my childhood.
— Kristi K. Betts (@txlibrarylady) June 30, 2015
Click inside for more fan tweets to Sonia Manzano about her retirement…
@SoniaMManzano say it isn't so! You have retired from @sesamestreet? Our family will miss you so much!
— UnbreakableHeatherS (@NKCoverGrrl) June 30, 2015
YOU GUYS. Maria has retired from @sesamestreet! So bummed! @SoniaMManzano Thank you for everything!
— UnbreakableHeatherS (@NKCoverGrrl) June 30, 2015
@SoniaMManzano I want to thank you for all of your work on @sesamestreet you truly made an impact on my life growing up.
— MB12g (@Mbtoon05) June 30, 2015
@amlibraries @SoniaMManzano Bye, Maria. Another remnant of my childhood going. 😞
— Anais Blin (@AnaisBlin) June 30, 2015
@SoniaMManzano otherwise known as Maria, so long @sesamestreet good luck in the future xx
— World of Jim Henson (@JimHensonMuppet) June 30, 2015
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