birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
london 12 june 1981 2002 -- present caroline keiff
 caroline keiff actress
caroline keiff

caroline keiff is a british theatre performer , best known for her portrayal of nessarose in `` wicked '' .
she was member of the original london cast and performed on the show 's opening night of 27 september 2006 .
she performed in the ensemble and understudied the role of nessarose .
from july 2007 , she began to understudy glinda .
she then replaced katie rowley jones in the lead role of nessarose on 9 june 2008 , while continuing to understudy glinda .
she departed on 9 may 2009 , after almost three years in the show , and was succeeded by natalie anderson .
she most recently appeared in `` legally blonde the musical '' as vivienne kensington .
she was an original london cast member and performed on the show 's opening night of 13 january 2010 .
keiff played her final performance on 23 october 2010 and was replaced by siobhan dillon .
on 6 september 2011 she returned to the role for a one-off performance to cover dillon who was sick , as both other understudies were unavailable .
