Marissa Bode

Biography

Marissa Bode (/ˈboʊdi/ BOH-dee; born August 28, 2000) is a disabled actress based in Los Angeles. She made her feature film debut as the character Nessarose Thropp in the musical films Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025). Marissa has been acting since the age of eight in a number of plays and musicals. "Little Shop of Horrors", "The Diviners", "Peter Pan" and "Mary Poppins" are just a few notable performances. She also has training in the arts and studied at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. In addition, Marissa's self written, self directed, self produced short film "You're Adorable" was previously accepted into the 2021 Wisconsin Film Festival.