LOS ANGELES - "Sesame Street" is losing one of its most recognizable faces. Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on the long-running PBS children's show, is retiring 44 years after joining the series, she ...

Big Bird, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch will be losing a good friend next season on "Sesame Street." Sonia Manzano, the actress who played shop owner 'Maria' for 44 years on the award-winning ...

To several generations of TV viewers, actor Sonia Manzano is “the nation’s tía,” their friendly neighbor Maria from Sesame ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s no exaggeration to say that Sonia Manzano has been a source of inspiration to millions of children. The actress began playing ...

For the last 44 years, you could ask Maria how to get to Sesame Street, but not any more. Sonia Manzano, the actress who has played the character since 1971, is retiring and won't be part of the next ...

It's the end of an era for "Sesame Street": Sonia Manzano--Maria for more than four decades--is retiring from the beloved children's program. News of Manzano's departure arrived in the form of a tweet ...

Sonia Manzano has spent the past 44 years of her career on Sesame Street as Maria, but that is all coming to an end. During a recent appearance at the American Library Association’s annual conference, ...