Lisseth Chavez | |
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 Chavez at German Rookie.con 2026 | |
| Born | May 25, 1989 U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Known for | The Fosters Chicago P.D. DC's Legends of Tomorrow The Rookie |
Lisseth Chavez (born May 25, 1989 [1] ) is an American actress known for her roles in Chicago P.D. , The Rookie , and The Fosters . Chavez appeared as Esperanza "Spooner" Cruz in the sixth and seventh seasons of the CW superhero series Legends of Tomorrow .
Chavez is of Afro-Salvadoran heritage. [2] She was born on May 25, 1989. [1]
Chavez worked as a model early in her career. [3] She first appeared to TV audiences in 2009's reality beauty contest, True Beauty . She acted professionally for the first time in an episode of The Baby (2011). Chavez has appeared in individual episodes of Southland , Shameless , Lucifer , Rizzoli & Isles , and others. She started to garner more significant roles starting in 2016 with her work on The Night Shift , followed by a featured character run on The Fosters . [4] [2] She played characters with multiple episode-arcs on Station 19 and The OA in 2019. [4]
Chavez lead role has grown to include her playing rookie officer Vanessa Rojas on NBC's "Chicago" franchise shows ( Chicago P.D. , Chicago Med , and Chicago Fire ), a role originally designed to create long-term romantic tension with character Kevin Atwater, initiated in season seven of the series, but cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] [6] The character arc ended there, as it was announced during the break that Chavez could not return to complete her character's story-line. This was due to the fact the character "...never entirely clicked with fans or the producers." [7] [8] The timing of the change, however, allowed Chavez to take on the new role of a tech-geek with a tragic past, Esperanza "Spooner" Cruz, in The CW's Legends of Tomorrow sixth season. [5] [9] In the episode "The Fixed Point" (2022), Cruz comes out as asexual; [10] [11] she is the first Arrowverse character to do so. [12]
Then starting in 2022 she began appearing on ABC police procedural drama The Rookie in its 5th season in a recurring role then being promoted to the main cast as Officer Celina Juarez. [13]
In 2020, the Imagen Awards, referred to by the industry as the "Latino Golden Globes," nominated Chavez in the 'Best Supporting Actress: Television' category for her work on Chicago P.D. [14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | BFFs | Bella | Short film |
| 2021 | Terror Eyes | Rebecca | Aka Voyeur |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | True Beauty | Herself | |
| 2011 | The Baby | Maritza | Episode: "The Interviews" |
| 2013 | Southland | Carmen Martinez | Episode: "Bleed Out" |
| 2015 | The Adversaries | Cindy | TV film |
| Shameless | Marita | Episode: "Crazy Love" | |
| The Night Shift | Ana | Episode: "Fog of War" | |
| 2016 | Rush Hour | clerk | Episode: "Badass Cop" |
| Lucifer | Nikki | Episode: "A Priest Walks Into a Bar" | |
| Murder in the First | Skylar Jennings | 3 episodes | |
| Rizzoli & Isles | Carmen | Episode: "Dangerous Curve Ahead" | |
| 2017 | Grey's Anatomy | Kate Endris | Episode: "Civil War" |
| One Day at a Time | Young Lydia | Episode: "A Snowman's Tale" | |
| One of Us | Haley Cooper | TV film | |
| S.W.A.T. | Ariana Acosta | Episode: "Fences" | |
| 2017–2018 | The Fosters | Ximena Sinfuego | Recurring role; 18 episodes |
| 2018 | Get Christie Love | Val | TV film |
| 2019 | Station 19 | Kathleen "Kat" Noonan | 2 episodes |
| The OA | Carmen | ||
| Chicago Fire | Officer Vanessa Rojas | Episode: "Infection, pt. 1" | |
| Chicago Med | Episode: "Infection, pt. 2" | ||
| 2019−2020 | Chicago P.D. | Main role; 19 episodes | |
| 2021–2022 | Legends of Tomorrow | Esperanza "Spooner" Cruz [5] | Main role; Seasons 6–7; 28 episodes |
| 2022−present | The Rookie | Officer Celina Juarez | Recurring role; Season 5; Main role; Season 6–present |
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