Woman Who Played Sesame Street’s Maria Admits to Having Flirtatious Relationship With Oscar the Grouch

The woman who played Maria on Sesame Street has confessed to having a flirtatious relationship with Oscar the Grouch. “That’s ...

Maria from ‘Sesame Street’ reveals she had flirtatious chemistry with Oscar the Grouch — and loved his wildly inappropriate quips

"He would just say things, 'If you don't want to be a murderer, don't be around people who shouldn't be killed,'" Sonia ...
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New documentary examines life of ‘Sesame Street’ trailblazer Sonia Manzano

Bustamante said the doc was born after he read Manzano’s memoir, Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx. A TV ...

‘Sesame Street' icon Sonia Manzano on legacy, her new documentary, and the ‘cruelty' of defunding public media

Lessons From a TV Icon, the shifting landscape of children's programming, and why cuts to public broadcasting risk harming ...
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Sonia Manzano, Maria on ‘Sesame Street,’ talks ‘Street Gang’ doc and how the kids show was first to reflect her Bronx nabe

Long before “Sesame Street” premiered, Sonia Manzano lived there — minus the Muppets. Manzano spent 44 years on the beloved children’s show as Maria, joining two years after its 1969 debut that showed ...
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Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on ‘Sesame Street,’ retiring

NEW YORK (AP) — “Sesame Street” is about to be less A-OK. Sonia Manzano, who has played the role of Maria on the groundbreaking kid show since 1971, is retiring. Manzano, 65, broke the news earlier ...