Lisseth Chavez
Biography
Lisseth Chavez was born on May 25, 1989, in California, United States. She is an American actress of Salvadoran descent who began her career as a model before making her first television appearance in 2009 on the reality series True Beauty. Chavez built her acting résumé through guest spots before securing regular parts. She portrayed Ximena Sinfuego in thirteen episodes of The Fosters from 2017 to 2018. In 2019 she appeared as junior Intelligence Unit officer Vanessa Rojas on Chicago P.D. She played Esperanza “Spooner” Cruz as a main character in seasons six and seven of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow in 2021, and from 2022 to 2025 she recurred as Celina Juarez on The Rookie.
Career overview
Lisseth Chavez was born on May 25, 1989, in California, USA, and is of Salvadoran descent. She began her professional career as a model before making her first television appearance in 2009 on the reality series True Beauty. Following that debut, Chavez transitioned to acting, initially securing guest roles in various well‑known series.
Her first extended television work came with the family drama The Fosters, where she portrayed Ximena Sinfuego across thirteen episodes between 2017 and 2018. In 2019 she joined the police procedural Chicago P.D., playing Vanessa Rojas, a junior officer assigned to the Intelligence Unit. Chavez’s profile rose further when she was cast as Esperanza “Spooner” Cruz in the superhero series DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, a main‑cast role that spanned seasons six and seven in 2021. Most recently, from 2022 through 2025, she has appeared in a recurring capacity as Celina Juarez on the procedural drama The Rookie. Chavez is recognized for these recurring and main‑cast contributions to Chicago P.D., The Rookie, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, establishing her as a consistent presence in contemporary American television.
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- Terror Eyes (2021) as Rebecca
- The Rookie (2018) as Celina Juarez
- Station 19 (2018) as Kathleen Noonan
- S.W.A.T. (2017) as Ariana
- One Day at a Time (2017) as Young Lydia
- One of Us (2017) as Haley Cooper
- Lucifer (2016) as Nikki
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016) as Esperanza 'Spooner' Cruz
- The OA (2016) as Carmen
- Rush Hour (2016) as T-Shirt Shop Clerk
- Chicago Med (2015) as Vanessa Rojas
- Chicago P.D. (2014) as Vanessa Rojas
- The Night Shift (2014) as Ana
- Murder in the First (2014) as Skylar Jennings
- The Fosters (2013) as Ximena Sinfuego
- Chicago Fire (2012) as Vanessa Rojas
- Rizzoli & Isles (2010) as Carmen
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Kate Endris