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Hayden Lesley Panettiere ( PAN-ə-tee-AIR; born August 21, 1989) is an American actress. She has starred as Claire Bennet on the NBC superhero series Heroes (2006–2010), Kirby Reed in the slasher horror franchise Scream (2011–2023), and Juliette Barnes in the ABC/CMT musical drama series Nashville (2012–2018). The latter earned her two nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. Panettiere first appeared on-screen in a commercial in 1990 at eleven months old. Her full-time acting career began in 1994 when she played Sarah Roberts in the ABC soap opera series One Life to Live until 1997. She played Lizzie Spaulding in the CBS soap opera series Guiding Light, from 1996 to 2000. For her role on the Pixar film A Bug's Life (1998), she was nominated for a Young Artist Award and a Grammy Award, making her the fifth youngest nominee for a Grammy. Panettiere has starred in the Lifetime Television film If You Believe, the live-action animated drama adventure film Dinosaur and the biographical football film Remember the Titans (both 2000), the final season of the Fox legal comedy-drama series Ally McBeal (2002), the comedy-drama film Raising Helen (2004), the Disney Channel film Tiger Cruise (2004), the horse racing comedy film Racing Stripes (2005), the figure skating drama film Ice Princess (2005), the teen cheerleading film Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006), the romantic comedy film I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009), the true crime drama film Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011), and the drama film Custody (2016). She voiced Kairi and Xion in the video game series Kingdom Hearts (2002–2017), and Samantha "Sam" Giddings in the video game Until Dawn (2015).

Quick facts about Hayden Panettiere

  • Full name: Hayden Panettiere
  • Born: 1989-08-21
  • Nationality: United States
  • Known as: Musician
  • Wikidata ID: Q171571

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Who is Hayden Panettiere?

Hayden Lesley Panettiere ( PAN-ə-tee-AIR; born August 21, 1989) is an American actress.

What nationality is Hayden Panettiere?

Hayden Panettiere is United States.

When was Hayden Panettiere born?

Hayden Panettiere was born on 1989-08-21.

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