The four actors joined Teen Vogue’s Culture Editor Kaitlyn McNab at Teen Vogue Summit 2025 for the Fandom Fueled, Character Driven panel discussion. Outside of playing this character, Jeffries said she hopes to one day play a “deep” character like Rue from Euphoria. “I really wanna do something that people really think about,” she continued. 'Wicked' Star Marissa Bode Calls Out "Aggressive" Jokes About Nessarose's Disability "Disability is not fictional at the end of the day." Marissa Bode entered mainstream notoriety after becoming the first wheelchair user to play Nessarose Thropp in the film adaptation of Wicked.