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Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Leslie Panettiere (born August 21, 1989) is an American actress, singer, and Grammy Award nominee. She is perhaps best known for her role on the NBC series Heroes as Claire Bennet. She also appeared as the voice actress for the role of Kairi in the Square Enix Kingdom Hearts series.

Biography

Early life and family

Born in Palisades, New York, Panettiere is the daughter of Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan L. "Skip" Panettiere, a fire department lieutenant. She has one younger brother, fellow actor Jansen Panettiere. Education Panettiere attended South Orangetown Middle School in New York but following 7th grade, finished her high-school education via home schooling and has postponed higher education in favor of an acting career, although she has expressed an interest in "continuing to learn. Career

Actress

Panettiere began modeling at the age of 5 months. She then began appearing in commercials at 11 months, first appearing in an advertisement for Playskool. She landed a role as Sarah Roberts on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live (1994- 1997) and later as Lizzie Spaulding on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light when she was seven years old (1996 - 2000). While on Guiding Light, Panettiere's character Lizzie battled leukemia. The show received a Special Recognition Award from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for bringing national awareness of the disease to the attention of daytime viewers.

Panettiere appears as Claire Bennet in the NBC series Heroes as a high school cheerleader with regenerative healing powers. Due to her role on Heroes, she became a regular on the science fiction convention circuit, invited to attend conventions around the world in 2007, including New York Comic-Con and Fan Expo Canada. In regards to the roles she has played, Panettiere admitted that options are sometimes limited because "people look at [her] as either the 'popular cheerleader' type or just 'the blonde'.

She has appeared in over a dozen full-length feature films, as well as several made-for-TV movies. She provided the voice for Dot in the Pixar CGI animated movie A Bug's Life for Disney. In addition, she appeared as the voice of Kairi in the Kingdom Hearts series of video games for the Playstation 2.

Panettiere appeared on FOX's Ally McBeal as Ally McBeal's daughter, and had a recurring guest role on Malcolm in the Middle. She guest starred in Law & Order: SVU and played Sheryl Yoast in the film Remember the Titans. She starred in Bring It On: All or Nothing as a cheerleader and had a supporting role as Adelaide Bourbon in the recently released independent film Shanghai Kiss.

She appeared in the upcoming drama film Fireflies in the Garden as a younger version of Emily Watson's character, Jane Lawrence. In June 2007, she signed with the William Morris Agency, after previously being represented by United Talent Agency. Forbes estimated that she earned $2 million in 2007.

In early 2007, Panettiere appeared on the syndicated Ashton Kutcher-produced show, Punk'd. The appearance was engineered by her mother and involved a male "fan" discussing her work with her, instigating a jealous reaction from the man's spouse.

Singer

Panettiere was nominated for a Grammy in 1999 for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for A Bug's Life Read-Along [2000]. Panettiere is featured on the soundtrack to Bring It On: All or Nothing alongside her co-star Solange Knowles. She recorded a song titled "I Fly" for the Disney movie "Ice Princess" she starred in. She recorded a song titled "Try" for the 2007 Bridge to Terabithia soundtrack. She recorded a ballad for Cinderella III: A Twist in Time called "I Still Believe."

Endorsement

In late 2006, Neutrogena made Panettiere the cover girl for their new worldwide ad campaign; 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 photographed by Annie Leibovitz.

In February 2008, Kohl's announced that Panettiere would be their next Candie's spokesperson. She will be following the likes of Fergie and Hilary Duff.

Personal life In 2006, Panettiere began dating Stephen Colletti, the former Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, star. The couple broke up in September 2007. In December 2007, it was widely reported that she was dating her Heroes costar Milo Ventimiglia, though Panettiere has denied these reports in an interview with GQ.

Activism On October 31, 2007, Panettiere participated in the activity of Sea Shepherd to try to disrupt the annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Wakayama, Japan. But, she was involved in a confrontation between Japanese fishermen and five other surfers from Australia and the United States (including former Home and Away star Isabel Lucas) of the group. The confrontation lasted more than ten minutes before the surfers were forced to return to the beach, after which they left the country. The fishermen consider the condemnation as an attack on their culture. Panettiere told E! News that an arrest warrant has been issued in Japan for her interference in the dolphin hunt. In November 2007, she was awarded the "Compassion in Action Award" from the animal rights group PETA for her efforts to stop the dolphin hunt in Japan. She is also a vegetarian.

On January 28, 2008, Panettiere handed a letter of protest to the Norwegian ambassador in the United States arguing that Norway should stop its sustainable hunt for whales. She also delivered a letter to the Japanese ambassador calling for the end of Japan's "scientific hunt" of whales. The following day, she also appeared with Chairman Nick Rahall, Chris Shays and John Kerry at a press conference calling for the Bush Administration to stand firm at the next International Whaling Commission meeting.

Filmography

Year Film  Role  Other notes 1994 One Life to Live  Sarah 'Flash' Roberts #3 (1994–1997)  Soap Opera 1996 Guiding Light  Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Spaulding (1996-2000)  Soap Opera 1998 A Bug's Life  Dot  Voice The Object of My Affection Mermaid  Feature Film 1999 Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke  Young Doris Duke  TV Miniseries Message in a Bottle Girl on Sinking Boat  Feature Film If You Believe Young Susan "Suzie" Stone/Alice Stone, Susan's niece  TV Film 2000 Remember the Titans  Sheryl Yoast  Feature Film Dinosaur Suri  Voice 2001-2002 Ally McBeal  Maddie Harrington  TV Series 2001 Joe Somebody  Natalie Scheffer  Feature Film Glitter Young Billie Law & Order: SVU Ashley  episode: Abuse The Affair of the Necklace Young Jeanne St.Rémy de Valois  Feature Film 2002 Kingdom Hearts  Kairi  Video game 2003 Normal  Patty Ann Applewood  Feature Film 2003 - 2005 Malcolm in the Middle  Jessica  TV series 2004 Lies My Mother Told Me  Haylei Sims  TV film The Dust Factory Melanie Lewis  Feature Film Raising Helen Audrey Davis  Feature Film 2004 Tiger Cruise  Maddie Dolan  TV film 2005 Ice Princess  Gen Harwood  Feature Film Racing Stripes Channing Walsh  Feature Film 2005 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit  Angela Agnelli  episode Hooked 2006 Kingdom Hearts II  Kairi  Video game The Architect Christina Waters  Feature Film Mr.Gib Allyson 'Ally' Palmer  Feature Film Commander in Chief Stacy  episode: Wind Beneath My Wing Heroes Claire Bennet  TV series - 2006 - Present Bring It On: All or Nothing Britney Allen  Direct-to DVD movie 2007 Shanghai Kiss  Adelaide Bourbon  Direct-to DVD movie 2008 Fireflies in the Garden  Young Jane Lawrence  Feature Film 2009 I Love You Beth Cooper  Beth Cooper  Confirmed 2009 Daydream Nation  TBA  Confirmed