Lisseth Chavez

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.