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Tough & Tender Marisol Nichols talks about Riverdale, Saw film, home life, and fighting human trafficking Words By Claudia Paredes Photographer: Michael Blank Styling: Sara Acevedo Hair: Gui Makeup: Crystal Tran Marisol Nichols had many odd jobs growing up —she was a cashier, she pumped gas, she worked at the car wash—but acting was never one of them. "It was a complete accident," says Marisol, now 46 years old. "In college, on a whim, I tried out for a play and I got the lead role. Then they asked me to join their speech and theater team that competed with colleges all around the U.S. Two months later, I won the national championship." It was hard to ignore this calling, so she decided to give acting a real shot. "It was the one thing I was really good at," she says. Marisol had found something that she liked —something that gave her the stability she never had growing up.