Sonia Manzano Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

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She is known for her role as Maria on Sesame Street, which she played from 1971 until her retirement in 2015.

Manzano starred in the off-Broadway production of Godspell during her junior year of college.

She has written for Sesame Street from 1981 to 2002, contributing to the show's continued success and accolades.

Manzano has won a total of 15 Daytime Emmy Awards as part of the Sesame Street writing team.

In addition to acting on Sesame Street, she had a recurring role as Judge Gloria Pepitone on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

She authored the children's book "No Dogs Allowed," published in 2004.

Manzano was inducted into the Bronx Hall of Fame for her contributions to the arts and entertainment industry.

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Oscar	Golden Globe	Golder Raspberry	BAFTA	Other
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Award Name	State	Movie / Series Name	Year
Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series	Winner	Adventures in Wonderland	1994
Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series	Winner	Sesame Street	1992
Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series	Winner	Sesame Street	1989
Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series	Winner	Sesame Street	1988
Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in Children's Programming	Winner	Sesame Street	1984

Movie / Series	Role
Death Wish	Grocery Clerk (uncredited)
Godmothered	Opal
The Muppets Take Manhattan	Customer at Sardi's (uncredited)
Follow That Bird	Maria
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Arraignment Judge Gloria Pepitone 10 episodes, 2013-2020
Law & Order	Barbara Benitez 1 episode, 2004
Sesame Street	Writer
Sesame Street	Writer
Sesame Street	Writer
Sesame Street	Maria / ... 465 episodes, 1971-2014
The Loud House	Rosa 9 episodes, 2017-2019
The Casagrandes	Rosa / ... 31 episodes, 2019-2021

Sonia performed in the original cast of "Godspell," originating her character's song "Turn Back, O Man." [1971]
She retired from "Sesame Street" after 44 years.
Wrote a memoir titled "Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx".
Her onscreen daughter was based on her real life daughter.