Portrait of Sonia Manzano

Acting

Sonia Manzano

Career

Active from 1969 to 2024, with a break from 1970 to 1985, busiest in 1999 and 2010 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sesame Street
Sesame Street
GoodWatch score69/100

Characters

3

The characters Sonia Manzano played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sonia Manzano Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.6, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.4, average 5.9
  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 6
  • Beloved Characters 2
  • Nostalgic Celebration 2
  • Children's Entertainment 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Sesame Street 2
  • Educational Content 2
  • Celebrity Guests 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games

as Maria

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 60
The Casagrandes Movie
The Casagrandes Movie (2024)
GoodWatch score 62

as Rosa (voice)

Godmothered
Godmothered (2020)
GoodWatch score 59

as Opal

2010s

4 titles
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)

as Maria

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! (2015)

as Maria

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days (2010)

as Maria (uncredited) (archive footage)

Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World
Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World (2010)

as Maria

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 54
The Guitar
The Guitar (2008)
GoodWatch score 45

as Lady (uncredited)

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

as Maria (archive footage)

Plaza Sรฉsamo: Bienvenida la primavera
Plaza Sรฉsamo: Bienvenida la primavera (2006)

Writer

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004)

as Maria

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004)

as Maria

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost (2003)

as Maria

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse (2002)

as Maria

1990s

17 titles ยท average score 69
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Gloria Pepitone

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

as Maria

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play (1999)

as Maria (archive footage)

Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game
Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game (1998)

as Maria Rodriguez (voiceover)

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

as Maria

Sesame Street: Fiesta!
Sesame Street: Fiesta! (1997)

as Maria Rodriguez

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

as Maria

Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo (1994)

as Maria Rodriguez

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration (1993)

as Maria

Getting Ready to Read
Getting Ready to Read (1992)

as Maria

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Barbara Benitez

Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital
Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital (1990)

Writer

1980s

8 titles ยท average score 70
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988)

as Maria

Barney and the Backyard Gang
Barney and the Backyard Gang (1988)

TV show ยท as Tina's Mom

Sesame Street: Sing Along
Sesame Street: Sing Along (1987)

as Maria

2 Flies
2 Flies (1987)

as Narrator (voice)

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1986)

as Maria Rodriguez

Follow That Bird
Follow That Bird (1985)
GoodWatch score 65

as Maria

The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Customer at Sardi's

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)
GoodWatch score 72

as Maria

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 70
Night-Flowers
Night-Flowers (1979)

as Galicia

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979)

as Maria (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Special Sesame Street Christmas
A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978)
GoodWatch score 67

as Maria

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
GoodWatch score 80

as Maria

Death Wish
Death Wish (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

as Grocery Clerk (uncredited)

1960s

1 title ยท average score 69
Sesame Street
Sesame Street (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Maria Figueroa Rodriguez