Marissa Bode is speaking out against ableist comments about her "Wicked" character. The actress, who plays ...

“Wicked” actor Marissa Bode is speaking out against the ableist discourse surrounding her character, Nessarose, after the ...

"It is simply a low-hanging fruit that too many of you are comfortable taking," the out actor said in a recent TikTok.

In a video posted to her TikTok page on Saturday, Bode said that while she is usually a “deeply unserious person” and loves ...

Part Two’ moment for Marissa Bode’s character Nessarose will focus on “the magic of the story,” she tells PEOPLE ...

Bode said she was not OK with “aggressive comments and jokes about Nessa’s disability,” calling the messages “deeply ...

Wicked” actor Marissa Bode is calling out disability jokes made by people online aimed at her character Nessarose in the film ...

Marissa Bode of 'Wicked' condemns jokes around Nessarose's disability, calling certain comments 'very gross' and 'harmful' ...

After playing wheelchair-bound Nessarose in 'Wicked', Marissa Bode called out ableist jokes about the character that made her ...

Spoilers ahead. If you’re familiar with the Broadway show, you know Nessarose has quite the arc in Act 2. She succeeds her ...

The actress noted that comments about disliking Nessarose are one thing, but people joking they want to push her out of her ...

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.