AdvertisementMaria Leaves Sesame Street After 44 Years On The BlockJuly 02, 2015Lucy PerkinsfacebookEmailGordon (played by Roscoe Orman), Maria (played by Sonia Manzano), and The Count on Sesame Street's 42nd season. Manzano is closing out a Sesame Street career that began in 1971. (Sesame Street)