Sonia Manzano

Sonia Manzano

Born: June 12, 1950
in New York City, New York, USA
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.

Movies for Sonia Manzano...

The Casagrandes Movie
Title: The Casagrandes Movie
Character: Rosa (voice)
Released: March 21, 2024
Type: Movie
On a birthday trip to Mexico, 12-year-old Ronnie Anne accidentally frees a demigod trapped in a mountain and needs her family's help to set things right.
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Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Title: Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Character: Herself
Released: September 8, 2022
Type: Movie
An in-depth look at the life of the activist and musician, with archival material never seen before, with present-day footage of Buffy performing and interviews with her bandmates, colleagues and herself.
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Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days
Title: Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days
Character: Self
Released: April 26, 2021
Type: Movie
For more than a half-century, Sesame Street has addressed and explained diversity, equity, and inclusion around the globe by using the universal tools of music, empathy and celebrity. Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days reflects upon the efforts that have earned the show respect and qualification around the globe. The special also chronicles the creation and introduction of a Black family of Sesame Street Muppets, Wes and Elijah Walker, a father-and-son duo who are at the heart of Sesame Workshop’s new racial justice initiative Coming Together.
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Title: Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Character: Self
Released: April 23, 2021
Type: Movie
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world.
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Godmothered
Title: Godmothered
Character: Opal
Released: December 4, 2020
Type: Movie
A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman in need of something very different than a "prince charming."
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Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary Celebration!
Title: Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary Celebration!
Character: Maria
Released: November 9, 2019
Type: Movie
C is for Celebrate! Join host Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the residents of Sesame Street - human and monsters alike - to celebrate 50 years of learning, laughter, and love. Familiar felt faces like Roosevelt Franklin, Don Music, Sherlock Hemlock, and the Amazing Mumford join celebrity guests Norah Jones, Nile Rodgers, Sterling K. Brown, Meghan Trainor, Patti LaBelle, and Elvis Costello in this heartwarming special.
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I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Title: I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Character: Self
Released: May 6, 2015
Type: Movie
A documentary about Caroll Spinney who has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969. At 78-years-old, he has no intention of stopping.
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Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers
Title: Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers
Released: October 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Elmo loves using his super number math skills! Join him at the biggest number lovers' convention of the year, Numeric Con, taking place on Sesame Street. Elmo and Leela, who are excited fans who have dressed up as The Dark Nine and Princess Three-ah have a plan to take in all the sights. When numerical problems arise at the con, watch Elmo as he harnesses the powers of math to solve them, save the day and show everyone that numbers are super! Join Elmo and his "super friends" in this heroic number adventure full of fandom spoofs, tons of number segments, and full-length extra catalog video title, Elmo's Shape Adventure.
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Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster
Title: Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster
Released: October 19, 2010
Type: Movie
C is for Cookie and that's good enough for everyone! Celebrate all things Cookie Monster with this collection filled with sweet stories andscrumptious songs including favorites the "Cookiehood" story, Healthy Food Song with Wyclef Jean, the Cookie Tree story, and Cookie Monster's Sorting Song. Join Cookie in discovering that while having Food", and that it is important to eat healthy foods too. And just in time for the holidays, enjoy the special classic segment The Gingerbread Man Song. The Cookie Collection is a dozen delicious Cookie Monster favorites baked just for you!
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Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Title: Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Character: Maria (uncredited) (archive footage)
Released: January 5, 2010
Type: Movie
A look back at 40 years of Seasame Street.
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Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
Title: Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
Character: Maria
Released: September 3, 2002
Type: Movie
Elmo learns fire safety from Firefighter Bill. This all comes about because he was scared after being in a fire at Mr. Hooper's Store on Sesame Street. Elmo visits Engine Company 58 Ladder Company 26 of the FDNY where he gets to see the firetruck, try on a helmet, and learn about firefighters.
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The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Title: The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Character: Maria
Released: October 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Elmo loves his fuzzy, well-worn blue blanket more than anything in the whole world. However, when Elmo's blanket gets sucked through a colorful, swirling tunnel into Grouchland, the yuckiest place on earth, Elmo goes on an adventure to Grouchland to retrieve his prized possession.
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Gloria Pepitone
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Title: Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Character: Maria
Released: February 20, 1998
Type: Movie
Jon Stewart hosts the Sesame Street Muppets' 30 year celebration, but Elmo steps in when things go awry.
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Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game
Title: Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game
Character: Maria Rodriguez (voiceover)
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Elmo, Zoe and Telly are exploring the Alphabet Jungle, where letters grow on trees. Every letter from A to Y leads them on an animated alphabet adventure. But what about Z? What will happen if Zoe can't find her favorite letter? Come play the Alphabet Jungle Game and you'll find out!
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Sesame Street: Fiesta!
Title: Sesame Street: Fiesta!
Character: Maria Rodriguez
Released: December 1, 1997
Type: Movie
The loveable Sesame Street characters congregate on FIESTA! to sing some of their favorite songs. As always a few humans are along for the ride as well, and this time around Linda Ronstadt and Celia Cruz help out with some vocal melodies. A sing-along option allows viewers to flex their vocal chords as well, providing a lot of fun for all the family!
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Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Title: Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Character: Maria
Released: December 24, 1996
Type: Movie
Can there be such a thing as too much Christmas? Find out... when a magical Christmas wish is granted and Elmo gets to see what the world would be like if every day were Christmas! You'll enjoy lots of songs and holiday cheer with Elmo and his new friend Lightning, the reindeer, and discover for yourself why Christmas is best kept to one day a year!
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Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Title: Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Character: Maria
Released: May 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary. It was originally broadcast on May 18, 1994. The show featured Joe Pesci (as Ronald Grump), Corbin Bernsen (as real estate attorney, Arnie), Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman (as a Worm TV hosts), John Goodman (as Tough Guy Helpline operator), Charles Grodin (as Chaz), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (as reporter Kathie Lee Kathie), Rosie O'Donnell (as the Good Hope Fairy), Susan Sarandon (as Bitsy), Barbara Walters (reporting for 25/25), and Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford (as themselves).
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Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
Title: Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
Character: Maria Rodriguez
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
The Best of Elmo is a 1994 Sesame Street video originally released on VHS as part of the "My Sesame Street Home Video" series. In this video, Elmo prepares for the "Monster Art Show", but he must choose only one of his drawings. He shows the drawings to his friends, who all like his drawings so much that he gives them the drawings. Will he have any left to enter? Maria (at the Fix-It Shop), Ruthie (at Finders Keepers), Zoe (at the park), and a blue Honker with a green nose all meet up with Elmo and ask him for pictures. A sequel, The Best of Elmo 2, was released in 2010.
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Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Title: Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Character: Maria Rodriguez
Released: October 29, 1993
Type: Movie
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration is a special produced forSesame Street’s 25th anniversary. Released in a slightly different form on video as Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years in October 1993, the special was shelved for its broadcast premiere on PBS until 1994, during pledge drive season, and in many markets, aired as part of a marathon block with three show episodes. The special was a companion to the prime-time network special, Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Barbara Benitez
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Title: Barney and the Backyard Gang
Character: Tina's mom
Released: February 1, 1989
Type: TV
Barney and the Backyard Gang is a direct-to-video series produced by The Lyons Group and was produced from October 13, 1988 to October 20, 1991. This series launched the stardom of the PBS television show Barney & Friends. Music for the Barney and the Backyard Gang videos was created by Stephen Bates Baltes and Phillip Parker. The series was a regional success, but only a moderate success throughout the rest of the country. Then one day, in 1991, Larry Rifkin, then head of Connecticut Public Television, rented a Barney video for his daughter Leora. He liked the concept and talked to Leach about possibly putting Barney on television through the Public Broadcasting Service. Rock with Barney was the last video in the series before the television show debuted. Also, only four of the kids from the videos (Michael, Luci, Tina and Derek) were carried over to the television show.
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Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Title: Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Character: Maria
Released: October 5, 1988
Type: Movie
The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration!
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Sesame Street: Sing Along
Title: Sesame Street: Sing Along
Character: Maria
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Your Sesame Street friends are getting together to sing their favorite songs, and they're inviting you to join all the fun. So sing along with Big Bird, Grover, Ernie, and special guest star Madeline Kahn as they perform Sesame Street favorites "Sing" and "Rubber Duckie," as well as all-time classics like "Old MacDonald," the "Alphabet Song," and more!
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Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Title: Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Character: Maria Rodriguez
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
Bedtime Stories & Songs is a 1986 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, released on VHS as part of the My Sesame Street Home Video label. The video was re-released with different segments under the new title of Sleepytime Songs & Stories in 1996, and on DVD in 2005. The framing story involves Big Bird speaking to the audience, offering advice on the best ways to fall asleep. A Honker and her baby stop by, and Telly arrives for a sleepover with heaps of cuddly toys that he couldn't sleep without. Buster the Horse demonstrates how to fall asleep standing up and Susan comments from her apartment window.
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Follow That Bird
Title: Follow That Bird
Character: Maria
Released: August 2, 1985
Type: Movie
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.
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The Muppets Take Manhattan
Title: The Muppets Take Manhattan
Character: Customer at Sardi's
Released: June 27, 1984
Type: Movie
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.
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Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title: Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Character: Maria
Released: November 16, 1983
Type: Movie
As the Metropolitan Museum of Art closes, Big Bird decides to leave his Sesame Street friends behind in search of Snuffy. Once locked inside for the night, educational hilarity ensues as Big Bird and Snuffy team up to help a small Egyptian boy solve a riddle - as the rest of the cast searches for their big, yellow friend.
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A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Title: A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Character: Maria (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: March 1, 1979
Type: Movie
Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hosted by James Earl Jones titled A Walking Tour of Sesame Street. The special aired on individual PBS stations at various times between March and May 1979. (Muppet Wiki)
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Night-Flowers
Title: Night-Flowers
Character: Galicia
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
Two Vietnam vets, Tom and Nordi, live sad lives in a crumbling New Jersey city. Sharing a one room apartment, they talk about their inability to hold down real work, struggle to get noticed at the VA and fail to connect with women. This changes for Tom when he meets Marcella and they begin a relationship. However, he can't escape his past with Nordi and the toxic bond soon takes a gruesome turn.
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A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Title: A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Character: Maria
Released: December 8, 1978
Type: Movie
Leslie Uggams hosts this take on A Christmas Carol, where she and fellow guest stars, Anne Murray, Imogene Coca, and Dickie Smothers try to get Oscar to stop being such a Grouch on Christmas.
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Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Title: Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Character: Maria
Released: December 3, 1978
Type: Movie
Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents.
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Death Wish
Title: Death Wish
Character: Grocery Clerk (uncredited)
Released: July 24, 1974
Type: Movie
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
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Title: Sesame Street
Character: Maria Figueroa Rodriguez
Released: November 10, 1969
Type: TV
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.