{{Short description|American actress (born 1989)}} {{Use American English|date=November 2020}}{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Infobox person | name = Lisseth Chavez | image = Lisseth Chavez at German Rookie.con 2026.jpg | alt = Young lady (mid-thirties) with long dark hair and a huge smile | caption = Chavez at German Rookie.con 2026 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|5|25}} | birth_place = U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | spouse = | parents = | other_names = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2009–present | known_for = ''The Fosters''<br />''Chicago P.D.''<br />''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'' <br />''The Rookie'' | notable_works = }} '''Lisseth Chavez''' (born May 25, 1989<ref name=tvi/>) 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''.

== Early life == Chavez is of <!--Per source, she says she's just Salvadoran-->Salvadoran heritage.<ref name="Free" /> She was born on May 25, 1989.<ref name=tvi>{{Cite web |date= |title=Lisseth Chavez - Actress |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lisseth-chavez/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career == Chavez worked as a model early in her career.<ref name="Cheat" /> 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''.<ref name="S19" /><ref name="Free" /> She played characters with multiple episode-arcs on ''Station 19'' and ''The OA'' in 2019.<ref name="S19" />

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.<ref name="ChcgoST" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ng|first=Philiana |date=September 12, 2020 |title='Chicago P.D.': Lisseth Chavez Not Returning for Season 8 |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/chicago-pd-lisseth-chavez-not-returning-for-season-8/603-9a791d8e-1f3f-4c8e-849d-c910b75a8beb |access-date=November 10, 2020 |website=WFAA |archive-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110033022/https://www.wfaa.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/chicago-pd-lisseth-chavez-not-returning-for-season-8/603-9a791d8e-1f3f-4c8e-849d-c910b75a8beb |url-status=live }}</ref> 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."<ref name="CBR">[https://www.cbr.com/chicago-pd-why-lisseth-chavez-left/ ''Why Lisseth Chavez Left Chicago P.D.'']; Mar 09, 2022; Frederick, Brittany; article; accessed August 2022</ref><ref name="Deadline">[https://deadline.com/2020/09/lisseth-chavez-exits-chicago-p-d-joins-dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-series-regular-season-6-1234575425/ ''Lisseth Chavez Exits ‘Chicago P.D.’, Joins ‘DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow’ As New Series Regular In Season 6'']; article; September 12, 2020; Deadline.com; Andreeva, Nellie; retrieved August 2022</ref> 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.<ref name="ChcgoST" /><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Gelman |first1=Vlada |date=September 12, 2020 |title=Chicago P.D.: Lisseth Chavez Not Returning as Rojas for Season 8 |url=https://tvline.com/2020/09/12/chicago-pd-lisseth-chavez-leaving-vanessa-rojas-season-8/ |access-date=November 10, 2020 |website=TVLine |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101002048/https://tvline.com/2020/09/12/chicago-pd-lisseth-chavez-leaving-vanessa-rojas-season-8/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the episode "The Fixed Point" (2022), Cruz comes out as asexual;<ref>{{Cite web | date=2022-01-27| title=Legends of Tomorrow Recap: Fixed Point Villain Explained| url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/legends-of-tomorrow-what-that-big-villain-reveal-means/| access-date=2022-01-27| website=Den of Geek| language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | date=January 26, 2022| title=DC's Legends Of Tomorrow spins its wheels in a temporal watering hole| url=https://www.avclub.com/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-recap-season-7-episode-10-1848430528| access-date=2022-01-27| website=The A.V. Club| language=en-us}}</ref> she is the first Arrowverse character to do so.<ref>{{Cite web | date=January 27, 2022| title=Legends of Tomorrow Introduces the Arrowverse's First Asexual Superhero| url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/legends-of-tomorrow-introduces-the-arrowverses-first-asexual-superhero/| access-date=2022-01-27| website=ComicBook.com| language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web | last=Weiss | first=Jacqueline | title=‘The Rookie' Cast: A Guide to All the Actors and Characters from Season 1 to Season 6 | website=People.com | date=2023-11-26 | url=https://people.com/all-about-the-rookie-cast-7555420 | access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition == 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.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2020 |title=Chicago P.D.'s Lisseth Chavez receives Imagen nomination |url=https://reelchicago.com/article/chicago-p-d-s-lisseth-chavez-receives-imagen-nomination/ |access-date=November 10, 2020 |website=Reel Chicago |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925091741/https://reelchicago.com/article/chicago-p-d-s-lisseth-chavez-receives-imagen-nomination/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2016 | ''BFFs'' | Bella | Short film |- | 2021 | ''Terror Eyes'' | Rebecca | ''Aka Voyeur'' |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2009 | ''True Beauty'' | Herself | |- | 2011 | ''The Baby'' | Maritza | Episode: "The Interviews" |- | 2013 | ''Southland'' | Carmen Martinez | Episode: "Bleed Out" |- | rowspan="3" | 2015 | ''The Adversaries'' |Cindy | TV film |- | ''Shameless'' | Marita | Episode: "Crazy Love" |- | ''The Night Shift'' | Ana | Episode: "Fog of War" |- | rowspan="4" | 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" |- | rowspan="4" | 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 |- | rowspan="4" | 2019 | ''Station 19'' | Kathleen "Kat" Noonan | rowspan="2" | 2 episodes |- | ''The OA'' | Carmen |- | ''Chicago Fire'' | rowspan="3" |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<ref name="ChcgoST" /> | Main role; Seasons 6–7; 28 episodes |- |2022−present | ''The Rookie'' | Officer Celina Juarez | Recurring role; Season 5; Main role; Season 6–present |}

== References == <references>

<ref name="ChcgoST">{{Cite news |last=Jevens |first=Darel |date=September 14, 2020 |title=Lisseth Chavez, who plays Rojas on 'Chicago P.D.,' will leave for 'Legends of Tomorrow' |work=Chicago Sun-Times |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/14/21437139/lisseth-chavez-chicago-pd-vanessa-rojas-legends-of-tomorrow |access-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-date=September 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916145646/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/14/21437139/lisseth-chavez-chicago-pd-vanessa-rojas-legends-of-tomorrow |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref name="S19">{{Cite web |last=Reyes |first=Luis |date=August 13, 2019 |title=Lisseth Chavez, Rosa Salazar, Latinas Shine on TV Series |url=https://www.latinheat.com/tv-3/tv-news-tv-3/lisseth-chavez-rosa-salazar-latinas-on-tv/ |access-date=November 10, 2020 |website=LatinHeat Entertainment |archive-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814192920/https://www.latinheat.com/tv-3/tv-news-tv-3/lisseth-chavez-rosa-salazar-latinas-on-tv/ |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref name="Cheat">{{Cite web |last=Castillo |first=Alex |date=October 2, 2020 |title='Chicago P.D.' Actor Lisseth Chavez Joins the DCEU |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/chicago-p-d-actor-lisseth-chavez-joins-the-dceu.html/ |access-date=November 9, 2020 |website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet |archive-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110033024/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/chicago-p-d-actor-lisseth-chavez-joins-the-dceu.html/ |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref name="Free">{{Cite web |last=Christina |date=January 9, 2018 |title="The Fosters" Exclusive: Lisseth Chavez Talks Ximena's Fears, Obstacles, the Importance of Her Role, & Much More |url=http://omfgtv.com/freeform-fosters-lisseth-chavez-daca-fears-obstacles-latino-salvadoran/ |access-date=November 9, 2020 |website=OMFGTV |archive-date=October 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010065835/http://omfgtv.com/freeform-fosters-lisseth-chavez-daca-fears-obstacles-latino-salvadoran/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chavez, Lisseth}} Category:Living people Category:1989 births Category:21st-century American actresses Category:American film actresses Category:American television actresses Category:American web series actresses Category:American people of Salvadoran descent Category:Hispanic and Latino American actresses Category:Place of birth missing (living people)