American actress

Hayden Lesley Panettiere ( ; born August 21, 1989 ) [ 3 ] is an american actress, model, and singer. She is best known for her jumper cable roles as Claire Bennet on the NBC superhero series Heroes ( 2006–2010 ) and Juliette Barnes in the ABC / CMT musical play series Nashville ( 2012–2018 ), the latter of which earned her two nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. [ 4 ] A native of New York, she beginning appeared in a commercial at the age of eleven months. Her full-time act career began by playing Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live ( 1994–1997 ) and Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light ( 1996–2000 ). Panettiere went on to star in the Disney sports play film Remember the Titans ( 2000 ), the comedy-drama film Raising Helen ( 2004 ), the sports comedy film Racing Stripes ( 2005 ), the figure skating drama film Ice Princess ( 2005 ), the comedy film I Love You, Beth Cooper ( 2009 ), the true crime drama film Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy ( 2011 ), the slasher repugnance film Scream 4 ( 2011 ), and the drama film Custody ( 2016 ). She besides voiced the characters of Kairi and Xion in the video recording bet on series Kingdom Hearts ( 2002–2017 ) and Samantha “ Sam ” Giddings in the video recording game Until Dawn ( 2015 ).

early on animation [edit ]

Panettiere was born and partially raised in Palisades, New York. She is the daughter of Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan Lee “ Skip ” Panettiere, a captain in the Fire Department of New York City. She has one younger brother, actor Jansen Panettiere. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Her mother ‘s family lives in Indiana. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] After Panettiere attended South Orangetown Middle School in New York, she was homeschooled [ 10 ] and had private tutors from grade nine to the completion of eminent educate to accommodate her act schedule .

career [edit ]

Acting [edit ]

television [edit ]

Panettiere first appeared in commercials at the old age of football team months, beginning with an ad for a Playskool toy educate. [ 11 ] She landed a function as Sarah Roberts on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live from 1994 to 1997, which was followed by Lizzie Spaulding on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light in 1996, and again from 1997 to 2000. While on Guiding Light, Panettiere ‘s character Lizzie battled leukemia. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society gave her its special Recognition Award for drawing the attention of day viewers to the disease, and for improving national awareness. For her operation in Lifetime Television ‘s 1999 television movie If You Believe, she was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Young Actress Age Ten or Under in the category of Best Performance in a television receiver Movie or Pilot. [ 12 ] Panettiere appeared on Fox ‘s Ally McBeal as the title character ‘s daughter, played the daughter of a man transitioning to female in HBO Films ‘ Normal, had a recurring guest character on Malcolm in the Middle and guest starred in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in two different roles .
Panettiere gained greater fame as Claire Bennet in the NBC serial Heroes, which was created by Tim Kring, as a high school cheerleader with regenerative healing powers. Thanks to her role on Heroes, she became a even on the skill fabrication conventionality circumference, invited to attend conventions around the world in 2007, including Gen Con, New York Comic Con, and Fan Expo Canada. Panettiere has complained that her dissemble options are sometimes limited because “ people look at [ her ] as either the popular cheerleader type or just the blond ”. [ 13 ] In early 2007, Panettiere appeared on the MTV testify, Punk’d. The appearance was engineered by her beget and involved a male “ fan ” discussing her study with her, instigating a jealous reaction from the man ‘s spouse. In April 2012, she hosted an episode of the new series. In March 2012, it was announced Panettiere had been cast opposite Connie Britton on the ABC musical drama series Nashville, where she portrayed Juliette Barnes. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The show reunited Panettiere with Burgess Jenkins ( who appears in the first few episodes ) from Remember the Titans. The show moved from ABC to CMT for its fifth and one-sixth seasons, and concluded its run on July 26, 2018 .

Films [edit ]

Panettiere made her feature film introduction, albeit as a voice actor, for 1998 ‘s A Bug’s Life, [ 17 ] but her beginning released film was the same year ‘s The Object of My Affection, in which she appears briefly as a mermaid in the school play in the opening picture. In 1999, she portrayed the girl on a slump sailboat in Message in a Bottle. She played the function of Coach Yoast ‘s daughter, Sheryl, in the 2000 Disney movie Remember the Titans. In 2004, Disney Channel gave Panettiere her first gear star roles as the daughter of actor Bill Pullman ‘s character in Tiger Cruise, and as a adolescent daughter catch in a fantasy transitional region aboard companion child actor Ryan Kelley in fantasy film flick, The Dust Factory. Her last major acting accredit of 2004 was the function of adolescent niece to Kate Hudson ‘s deed character in Raising Helen, where Panettiere played the older sister to real life siblings Abigail and Spencer Breslin. In 2005, Panettiere played opposite Michelle Trachtenberg as an internal-combustion engine skating rival in Disney ‘s Ice Princess and lead the shield again, this fourth dimension, as budding jockey Channing Walsh in 2005 ‘s film Racing Stripes. In 2006, Panettiere played a cheerleader in Bring It On: All or Nothing and had a back function as Adelaide Bourbon in the 2007 mugwump movie Shanghai Kiss. In June 2007, she signed with the William Morris Agency, after previously being represented by the United Talent Agency. [ 18 ] Forbes estimated that she earned $ 2 million in 2007. [ 19 ] In 2008, Panettiere appeared in the drama Fireflies in the Garden as a younger version of Emily Watson ‘s character, Jane Lawrence. In September 2008, she appeared in a satirical video, a mock- PSA for Funny or Die titled “ Hayden Panettiere PSA : Your Vote, Your Choice ”. [ 20 ] In October, Panettiere appeared in another satirical PSA television on funnyordie.com titled “ Vote for McCain : He ‘s just like George Bush, except older and with a worse anneal ”. [ 21 ] In July 2009, Panettiere starred in the adolescent drollery I Love You, Beth Cooper. In September 2010, she starred as Amanda Knox in the controversial Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy. [ 22 ] Panettiere besides provided the voice of Kate in 2010 ‘s Alpha and Omega. [ 23 ]
Panettiere in 2009 In April 2011, Panettiere appeared in the Scream sequel, Scream 4, playing Kirby Reed. The film received mix reviews, but she received applaud for her function and was considered to be a highlight. The same class she replaced Anne Hathaway as the voice of Red for the inspire sequel Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil. In 2012, The Forger, in which she played the function of Amber, was released direct to DVD ( both this and Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil were made in 2009 ). In April 2015, Panettiere joined the shed of Custody, [ 24 ] aboard Viola Davis, whom she appeared with in 2006 ‘s The Architect .

Video games [edit ]

Panettiere voiced Kairi in Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, although she was replaced by Alyson Stoner in respective sequels ; she briefly reprised her function in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and besides voiced Xion in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. [ 25 ] She voiced and modeled the character of Samantha “ Sam ” Giddings in Until Dawn, which was released on PlayStation 4 on August 25, 2015. [ 26 ]

Singing [edit ]

Panettiere was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1999 for A Bug’s Life. [ 27 ] In 2004, she recorded a song entitled “ My Hero Is You ” with a video for the Disney Channel film she starred in, Tiger Cruise, and “ person Like You, ” a duet with Watt White for another film, The Dust Factory ( besides with an accompanying television ). The following year she recorded a song entitled “ I Fly ” for the Disney film Ice Princess in which she besides co-starred. She recorded a song for the Hollywood Records compilation Girl Next ( 2006 ) and another birdcall entitled “ Go to Girl ” for Girl Next 2 ( 2007 ). besides in 2007, she recorded a cover for “ Cruella De Vil “ for Disneymania 5, “ Try ” for the Bridge to Terabithia soundtrack and a ballad called “ I still Believe ” for Cinderella III: A Twist in Time.

Panettiere ‘s first base unmarried not associated with an act role, “ Wake Up Call ”, was digitally released on August 5, 2008. The invest brand Candie ‘s announced that it was premiering an ad crusade for the individual in deep July. Candie ‘s provide extra promotion for the one with a television ad and a music video. [ 28 ] Sebastian Stan, who portrayed the brother of Panettiere ‘s character in The Architect, played her boyfriend in the television. She has recorded several songs for Nashville, which were released as singles and included on the testify ‘s soundtrack album. She besides made numerous concert appearances associated with the show ‘s tour promotion. In 2013, Panettiere recorded a interpretation of “ The Fabric of My Life ” for a Cotton Incorporated political campaign. [ 29 ]

Modeling [edit ]

In late 2006, Neutrogena made Panettiere the embrace girlfriend for their new global ad campaign ; [ 30 ] following in the footsteps of actresses Kristin Kreuk, Josie Bissett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Mandy Moore, Mischa Barton, Gabrielle Union and Jennifer Freeman. In September 2007, Panettiere appeared in a Heroes -themed Got Milk ? ad for which the photograph were shot by Annie Leibovitz. [ 31 ] In February 2008, Kohl ‘s announced that Panettiere would be their next Candie ‘s spokesperson. [ 32 ] From 2007 to 2008, Panettiere designed limited edition bridge player bags for Dooney & Bourke and modeled their bags in cartridge holder ads. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] [ 35 ] In 2009, Panettiere was one of the celebrities featured in the coffee mesa book Room 23, [ 36 ] produced by Diana Jenkins and photographed by Deborah Anderson. [ 37 ]

personal life [edit ]

Panettiere dated her Heroes colleague Milo Ventimiglia from December 2007 to February 2009. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] In 2009, Panettiere met then-world heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko at the book launch party for common acquaintance Diana Jenkins ‘ Room 23, in which both Panettiere and Klitschko were featured. They soon began dating. [ 40 ] Panettiere was ringside for Klitschko ‘s smasher victory over Samuel Peter on September 11, 2010. [ 41 ] In May 2011, she announced that they had split. Both cited the long-distance nature of their kinship as the cause, and said they would remain airless friends. [ 42 ] Panettiere confirmed reports that she and Klitschko had resumed their romanticist relationship in an April 2013 interview. [ 40 ] In October 2013, she announced her date to Klitschko. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] In December 2014, Panettiere gave parturition to their daughter. [ 45 ] In August 2018, Panettiere ‘s mother confirmed the couple had broken up again, remaining on friendly terms. [ 46 ] In 2015, she stated that following the give birth of her daughter she experienced postnatal depression. In her September 28 appearance on Live with Kelly and Michael, she said that it ‘s “ chilling and needs to be talked about ”. [ 47 ] [ 48 ] In October, Panettiere voluntarily checked into a facility for treatment, causing her to miss filming for a few episodes of Nashville. [ 49 ] She returned to discussion in May 2016. [ 50 ] In 2018, after she broke up with Klitschko, she started dating Brian Hickerson. In 2020, they broke astir after he was arrested for corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant, attack, and intimidating a witness ( Panettiere ). The charges stemmed from alleged incidents between May 2019 and June 2020. [ 51 ]

activism [edit ]

In 2007, Panettiere became an official garter of Ronald McDonald House Charities and is a penis of their fame board, called the Friends of RMHC. [ 52 ] On October 31, 2007, Panettiere joined with The Whaleman Foundation to try to disrupt the annual dolphinfish hunt in Taiji, Wakayama, Japan. She was involved in a confrontation between japanese fishermen and five other surfers of the group from Australia and the United States ( including former Home and Away actress Isabel Lucas ). The confrontation lasted more than ten minutes before the surfers were forced to return to the beach, after which they left the state. [ 53 ] Parts of the confrontation can be seen on the award-winning Sundance Film Festival documentary film The Cove. The fishermen consider the condemnation as an attack on their culture. [ 54 ] On January 28, 2008, Panettiere handed a letter of protest to the norwegian ambassador in the U.S. argue that Norway should stop its hunt for whales. She besides delivered a letter to the japanese ambassador calling for the end of Japan ‘s hunt of whales. At a 2007 Greenpeace event in Anchorage, Alaska, Panettiere defended aboriginal whale, saying that there is a difference between commercial whale and the whale practiced by aborigine tribes in the U.S. [ 55 ] In May 2008, Panettiere was involved in an eBay auction to benefit Save the Whales Again, a campaign of The Whaleman Foundation. The auction included tickets to a fund-raise dinner hosted at the Hollywood restaurant Beso, owned by Eva Longoria, and a giant watch tour, with Panettiere, off the coast of Santa Barbara. [ 56 ] The same calendar month, during an interview with Teen Vogue, she explained how her fame gives her a platform for her activism : “ The read [ Heroes ] put me in a identify to speak for things that I ‘m passionate about. ” [ 57 ] In September 2008, Panettiere launched her own production line of calf leather pocket for the caller Dooney & Bourke. [ 58 ] In October, she delved into the presidential election, releasing a satirical public service announcement through the web site Funny or Die. In this video, Panettiere mocked republican candidate John McCain for his long time and temper. [ 59 ] She subsequently made clear her purpose to vote for Barack Obama and urged other young people to vote. [ 60 ] Panettiere has long supported DC Statehood. [ 61 ] In 2008 she appeared in a public avail announcement with DC Shadow Senator Paul Strauss endorsing vote rights for Washington, DC. [ 62 ] In 2011 DC Mayor Vincent Gray acknowledged Panettiere ‘s advocacy on behalf of securing entire representation in Congress for District of Columbia residents by naming a day in her honor. At the ceremony, Panettiere reflected, “ It seems like such ( an ) abysmal fact that, you know, it ‘s tax without representation in D.C., and that there ‘s no majority rule in our democracy, at the heart of it. ” [ 63 ] She participated in Strauss ‘ [ 64 ] “ 51 Stars ” campaign which aimed to get 51 celebrities to endorse making Washington, DC the 51st submit. [ 65 ] She was besides a adolescent ambassador for the Candie ‘s Foundation, whose mission is to prevent adolescent pregnancy. On May 6, 2009, she participated in a town mansion meet in New York City aboard Bristol Palin and Major League Baseball pitcher Matt Garza on the issue of adolescent pregnancy. [ 66 ] On December 6, 2013, Panettiere and her then-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko visited the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv, Ukraine. [ 67 ] Wladimir ‘s brother, Vitali, was one of the leading figures of the protests. [ 68 ] [ 69 ] In July 2020, Panettiere advocated for victims of domestic pervert to come forward and contribution their stories, specifically after she herself had gone through abuse. [ 70 ] [ 71 ]

Filmography [edit ]

film [edit ]

television [edit ]

Video games [edit ]

Music video [edit ]

discography [edit ]

Singles [edit ]

other charted songs [edit ]

Year Single Peak chart
positions
Sales Album
US Country
[73]
US Country Digital
[75]
US
[77]
2012 “Love Like Mine” 43 34 US: 11,000[78] The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 1
“Undermine” (with Charles Esten)A 35 16 116 US: 70,000[79]
“Wrong Song” (with Connie Britton) 39 24 US: 17,000[80]
“For Your Glory” 46 29 Music From Nashville – Season One: The Complete Collection
2013 “Boys and Buses” 44 30 US: 15,000[81]
“I’m a Girl” 43 34
“Trouble Is” 41
“Consider Me” 37 24
“Hypnotizing” 50 US: 18,000[82] The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 2
“Nothing in This World Will
Ever Break My Heart Again”
41 32 US: 15,000[83]
2014 “Don’t Put Dirt on My Grave Just Yet” 34 23 US: 470,000[84] The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 2
“He Ain’t Gonna Change” (with Connie Britton) 50 41
“—” denotes releases that did not chart
  • ADid not enter the Hot 100 but charted on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

Music video recording [edit ]

Year Video Director
2004 “My Hero is You”
“Someone Like You”
2005 “I Fly”
2006 “I Still Believe”
2008 “Wake Up Call” Chris Applebaum
2011 “I Can Do It Alone”
2012 “Telescope” TK McKamy
2013 “Fame”
“The Fabric of My Life” Pam Thomas

soundtrack appearances [edit ]

compilation albums [edit ]

Title Album details
Hayden Panettiere As Juliette Barnes, Season 1
  • Released: May 13, 2014
  • Label: Big Machine Records
  • Format: digital download
Hayden Panettiere As Juliette Barnes, Season 2
  • Released: May 23, 2014
  • Label: Big Machine Records
  • Format: digital download

Awards and nominations [edit ]

References [edit ]