“The Rise of Skywalker,” the latest “Star Wars” film, has left fans wondering why Rose Tico, played by Kelly Marie Tran, had such little screen time.

The actress was the first woman of color to be cast in a significant role in the franchise, in 2017's “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” But in "Skywalker," she appears in just over one minute of the 2-hour-and-22-minute film, which was released last week.

The introduction of the Tico character wasn’t met positively by many fans. But now some are expressing disappointment about Tran's limited screen time, especially after she was the victim of online bullying and was driven off of social media after "The Last Jedi."

I don’t care what your feelings are towards Star Wars, The Last Jedi or The Rise of Skywalker... we should all be disgusted in the way Kelly Marie Tran was treated in RoS. She was done dirty. — Rahul Kohli (@RahulKohli13) December 21, 2019

the way they did kelly marie tran's character dirty after all the backlash and racist harassment she received in tlj making her character, a main part of the cast to a mere extra with two lines is very sad... rose tico deserved better pic.twitter.com/7F6xnl4xE2 — luca / finnpoe is 🏳️‍🌈 PERIOD (@mygayenergy) December 20, 2019

We hope Kelly Marie Tran knows that there were so many fans looking forward to seeing Rose in IX. Where her character would go, whether she’d have developed a friendship with Rey, how she’d have forged a path of leadership in the Resistance. We’re angry and disappointed for her. — Scavenger's Hoard (@ScavengersHoard) December 26, 2019

I really hate to hate on Star Wars but diminishing Rose Tico’s screen presence after Kelly Marie Tran was relentlessly harassed online by people who disliked her character just makes it seem like the bullies won... #SWRepMatters #RoseTicoDeservedBetter https://t.co/oCNiKoxkPa — Eunice (@kyberologist) December 26, 2019

Tran's page on the “Star Wars”-related Wookieepedia website was even altered to include a racist description of her character.

“Ching Chong Wing Tong is a dumbass f------ character Disney made and is stupid, autistic, and retarded love interest for Finn,” the page read.

The actress scrubbed her Instagram account last June after the attacks and wrote an essay in The New York Times about the experience.

“Their words reinforced a narrative I had heard my whole life: that I was 'other,' that I didn’t belong, that I wasn’t good enough, simply because I wasn’t like them,” she wrote. “And that feeling, I realize now, was, and is, shame, a shame for the things that made me different, a shame for the culture from which I came from. And to me, the most disappointing thing was that I felt it at all.”

The film, the end of director J.J. Abrams' involvement in the franchise, has received mixed reviews, with a 55 percent on Rotten Tomatoes’ critics rating.

Neither Tran nor Abrams returned NBC News’ request for comment.