Sonia Manzano was born on the 12th June 1950, in Linwood, New Jersey, USA of Puerto Rican ancestry. She is a retired actress, probably best known for her appearances in the role of Maria in the TV series “Sesame Street” (1971-2015), and playing Judge Gloria Pepitone in the TV series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (2013-2016). She is also recognized as a writer. Her career was active from 1971 to 2016.
Have you ever wondered how rich Sonia Manzano is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Sonia’s net worth is over $600,000, which has been accumulated through her successful involvement in the entertainment industry.
Sonia Manzano Net Worth $600,000
Sonia Manzano spent her childhood in the South Bronx, an area of New York City, where she attended the High School of Performing Arts, andwhile there she started to participate in various school plays. Later, she enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, as she received a scholarship.
Sonia`s career began when she was still in college, appearing in the off-Broadway production of “Godspell” in 1971. After the success she had while on stage, Sonia auditioned for the role of Maria in the highly popular TV series “Sesame Street”. She was accepted, and stayed on in the show until her retirement in 2015. Little by little, Sonia`s net worth started to increase, as her role in the show developed further, and she eventually became the script writer for the show.
Apart from “Sesame Street”, Sonia has made many other appearances, reaching more than 30 film and TV titles before she decided to retire. During the 1970s, she also appeared in such productions as “Firepower” (1979), and several “Sesame Street” specials, including “Christmas Eve on Sesame Street” (1978), and “A Special Sesame Street Christmas” (1978). In 1979, she featured in the TV series “B.J. and the Bear”, and the same year she appeared in the film “Night-Flowers”. She continued to build his career, and her net worth as well, by making appearances in several Sesame Street specials, and other productions tied with the Sesame Street, including “Follow That Bird” (1985), and “I’m Glad I’m Me” (1986). The 1990s didn`t change much for her, as she continued in the same rhythm, appearing in such productions as “Elmo Saves Christmas” (1996), and “The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland” (1999), among others, all of which added further to her net worth. In 2004, she featured in several episodes of the TV series “Law & Order”, and several years later, she was selected for the role of Judge Gloria Pepitone in the TV series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (2013-2016).
Thanks to her skills, Sonia received numerous prestigious nominations and awards, including 15 Daytime Emmy awards in the category of Outstanding Writing in a Children’s Series for her work on “Sesame Street”. Furthermore, she won the Lifetime achievement award in 2016 for her work on television.
Apart from her successful career as an actress, Sonia is also known as a writer, as in 2004 she published a book for children, entitled “No Dogs Allowed”, which also added to her overall net worth. Speaking about Sonia Manzano’s personal life, she has been married to Richard Reagan since 1986. They are the parents of a daughter, and their current residence is in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City.
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