Cast & creator
Sonia Manzano
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, Sesame Street
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.
52
film credits
8
television credits
55
1969–2025 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (60)
Showing 60 of 60 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Gloria Pepitone
1999
Law & Order
Barbara Benitez
1990
Sesame Street
Maria Figueroa Rodriguez
1969Sesame Street
Writer
1969
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
Self
Death Wish
Grocery Clerk (uncredited)
1974
Alma's Way
Executive Producer
2021Alma's Way
Creator
2021
Godmothered
Opal
2020
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Customer at Sardi's
1984
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Maria
1999
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Maria
1993
The Casagrandes Movie
Rosa (voice)
2024
Follow That Bird
Maria
1985
Barney and the Backyard Gang
Tina's mom
1988
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
Self – Maria
1989
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Maria
2019
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self
2021
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Maria
1994
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Maria
2004
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Maria
1978
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Maria
1988
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Maria (archive footage)
2006
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Maria
1998
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
Maria
1993
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Self
2015
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
Herself
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
Maria Rodriguez
1994
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Self
2021
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Maria
1996
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Self
2022
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Maria
1990
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Maria (uncredited) (archive footage)
2010
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
Maria
2002
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Maria
1978
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Maria
2004
Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game
Maria Rodriguez (voiceover)
1998
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
Maria (archive footage)
1999
Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World
Maria
2010
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
Maria
2003
The Guitar
Lady (uncredited)
2008
Getting Ready to Read
Maria
1992
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Maria
1983
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Maria
1987
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Maria (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Maria
2015
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
1975
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Maria Rodriguez
1986
STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon
Self
2025Plaza Sésamo: Bienvenida la primavera
Writer
2006
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games
Maria
Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital
Writer
1990
Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster
2010
Barney's Campfire Sing-Along
Tina's mom
1990
Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers
2014
Night-Flowers
Galicia
1979
Sesame Street: Fiesta!
Maria Rodriguez
1997
2 Flies
Narrator (voice)
1987
Baby Balloon
Narrator (voice)
1995