Hayden Panettiere: A Life in Pictures
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The actress was a child star who went on to become a fixture of network TV dramas in the 2000s.
The actress was a child star who went on to become a fixture of network TV dramas in the 2000s.
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Share full article Image Panettiere landed her first major television acting role at just 4 years old. She played Sarah Roberts on the ABC soap opera “One Life to Live,” also starring John Loprieno. Credit... Ann Limongello/Disney General Entertainment Content, via Getty Images Image From a young age, Panettiere (with Jay Leno) said she felt torn between conflicting desires to be a normal kid and become a successful actor. Credit... Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal, via Getty Images Image Panettiere has said that her work ethic as a child actor was tied to wanting to please her mother, who formerly served as her manager. Credit... CBS, via Getty Images Image Panettiere delivered a fan-favorite performance as the spunky daughter of a football coach in “Remember the Titans” (2000), also starring Denzel Washington. Credit... Buena Vista Pictures, via Everett Collection Image By her early teen years, Panettiere was filling prominent roles across film and TV. She appeared alongside Bruce Greenwood in “Racing Stripes” (above) in 2005 and that same year co-starred in Disney’s “Ice Princess,” with Michelle Trachtenberg. Credit... Blid Alsbirk/Warner Bros. Image Panettiere, left, played Kate Hudson’s angsty niece in the dramedy “Raising Helen” (2004). Credit... Ron Batzdorff/Holding Pictures Distribution Image After skyrocketing to stardom as a cheerleader with supernatural abilities on “Heroes,” Panettiere picked up her pompoms again for “I Love You, Beth Cooper” (2009). Credit... Joe Lederer/20th Century Fox Image Panettiere with Ryan Reynolds, left, and Quentin Tarantino at the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations in 2007. Credit... Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Moet & Chandon Image Panettiere’s role as Claire Bennet in “Heroes,” also featuring Milo Ventimiglia, brought her wide attention. But along with that came tabloid scrutiny about her appearance that led her to develop body dysmorphia. Credit... Adam Taylor/NBC Image Alongside Connie Britton, Panettiere led the musical drama series “Nashville” as Juliette Barnes, an ambitious country singer. Credit... Chris Hollo/ABC Image Panettiere received two Golden Globe nominations for her performance in “Nashville.” Credit... Jason Merritt/Getty Images Image Steven Tyler of Aerosmith made a cameo as himself in a 2015 “Nashville” episode. Credit... Mark Levine/ABC Image Panettiere said she was traumatized by the “Nashville” writers incorporating her real-life battles, including postpartum depression and alcoholism, into the show’s script. Credit... Rick Diamond/Getty Images Image Panettiere (with Jasmin Savoy Brown) portrayed Kirby Reed, a horror-obsessed high school student turned federal investigator, in the “Scream” franchise. Credit... Philippe Bossé/Paramount Pictures, via Associated Press Image In May 2026, Panettiere published her memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” about her journey to stardom and the “lifequakes” that shook her along the way. Credit... Ryan Pfluger for The New York Times Share full article Related Content Advertisement
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