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Sesame Street’s Maria – aka actress Sonia Manzano – to leave show after 44 years

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Sonia Manzano has been a part of Sesame Street since 1971 – but now she is retiring (Picture: AP)

Sesame Street is set to lose one of its longest-serving residents after it was announced that Sonia Manzano – who plays Maria on the show – is retiring.

Sonia, 65, has been a part of the children’s favourite for over four decades, making her first appearance on the third series of the show in 1971.

However, she revealed news of her departure at a conference of librarians in San Francisco – who later broke the news on Twitter:


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