After Marissa Bode got the call asking her to play Nessarose in "Wicked," her parents had an unexpected reaction. "They were so happy for me for all about three minutes," Bode, 24, tells TODAY.
The actress noted that comments about disliking Nessarose are one thing, but people joking they want to push her out of her wheelchair is something else entirely. By Christy Piña Associate Editor ...
And that’s ok.” Bode started the video by acknowledging how it’s “OK to not like a fictional character” like Nessarose, but that “disability is not fictional” and making fun of those ...
Part Two’ moment for Marissa Bode’s character Nessarose will focus on “the magic of the story,” she tells PEOPLE ...
Wicked fans are learning that one of the film’s leading stars – Nessarose actress Marissa Bode – is in a queer relationship.
Wheelchair-bound “Wicked” actress Mariss Bode has hit back after being subjected to nasty jokes about her disability ...
Wicked star Marissa Bode, who plays Nessarose, speaks out against the stream of hurtful comments and jokes relating to her ...