Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Leslie Panettiere (born
August 21,
1989) is an
American actress.
Panettiere (pronounced "pan-uh-tear") was born in
Islip, New York to Leslie Vogel and Skip Panettiere. She began appearing in commercials at just eleven months old, before landing a role on the television show
Guiding Light when she was four years old. Panettiere remained on the cast until 1997. Since that time, she has appeared in over a dozen full-length feature films, as well as several made-for-TV movies. She has also had recurring roles on
FOX's
Ally McBeal and
Malcolm in the Middle. She also recently appeared on an episode of
Punk'd, as an accomplice in punking her then boyfriend,
Stephen Colletti. Panettiere will star as Claire Bennet in the upcoming NBC series
Heroes. She also has guest starred in
Law & Order: SVU.
Neutrogena decided to make her the
cover girl for their new worldwide ad campaign; in this regard Panettiere followed in the footsteps of actresses
Jennifer Love Hewitt,
Mandy Moore,
Kristin Kreuk,
Mischa Barton and
Jennifer Freeman. Panettiere also provided the voice of
Kairi, one of the main characters of
Square Enix/
Disney's
Kingdom Hearts series.
Panettiere currently lives in
Palisades, New York with her parents and younger brother, Jansen, though she travels frequently for movies and other projects. She also resides in
Los Angeles, California.
* 2003
Someone Like You â€" from
The Dust Factory OST
* 2004
My Hero Is You â€" from
Tiger Cruise OST
* 2005
I Fly â€" from
Ice Princess OST
* 2006
Your New Girlfriend â€" from
Girl Next OST
* 2006
That Girl? â€" from
Bring It On: All Or Nothing OST
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