Actress Hayden Panettiere, known for roles in Heroes and Nashville, dies aged 36
Panettiere had a prolific career dating to 1996, and her credits included “Remember the Titans,” “Scream VI” and the voice of Dot in “A Bug’s Life,” Her role as a cheerleader with superpowers in “Heroes” propelled her to fame, with the series revolving around the mantra “Save the cheerleader, save the world.” No cause of death was announced. (Produced by Luke Garratt) Hayden Panettiere arrives at the premiere of “Blonde,” on Sept. 13, 2022, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) Hayden Panettiere arrives at the 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar on Jan. 17, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) Hayden Panettiere participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the television series “Nashville” at AOL Studios on Jan. 5, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) Hayden Panettiere arrives at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A.
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Panettiere’s father, Skip, announced the actor’s death in a statement provided to ABC News on Sunday. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including “Heroes” and “Nashville,” has died. In an interview with podcaster Jay Shetty after her memoir came out in May, Panettiere talked about the custody arrangement for her 11-year-old daughter, who lives full-time with Klitschko in Ukraine. And it’s just grabbed everyone in every age group.” She went on to win three Teen Choice Awards for that role and was a Grammy Award nominee for a children’s spoken word album recorded a few years after the release of the animated movie “A Bug’s Life.” Panettiere later played a brash country upstart opposite Connie Britton on “Nashville,” which aired on ABC for four seasons before being canceled and revived on CMT.
