![]() She is a published author, humanitarian, and praised stage actress having performed in such notable shows as Godspell, The Vagina Monologues, and The Exonerated. ![]() However, Ms Manzano has also done extensive work beyond the Street. I also learned to cherish the diversity that is all around us, a lesson that I have carried me throughout my life from working in an orphanage in St Petersburg, Russia to being a Wyoming native teaching in a classroom in Union,New Jersey. Ms Manzano and the others on the show were a huge influence on the educational philosophy that I use everyday in my classroom teaching in an environment of mutual respect and an understanding for the backgrounds the students and the content. It inspired my love of puppetry, and my adoration for Jim Henson. I have been a big fan of Sesame Streetever since I can remember. It goes without saying that Ms Manzano has filled our homes with her values of education, warmth, compassion, and love as Maria on Sesame Street since 1971. We are honored today to have Emmy Award winning writer/ theater/ screen/TV actress, author, philanthropist, mother, and teacher, Sonia Manzano.
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