Hayden Leslie Panettiere was born on 21st August 1989 in Palisades, New York to Lesley Vogel and Skip Panettiere, along with younger brother Jansen Panettiere. Her mom got her started in the business by doing commercials when she was just 11 months old. Then, at only 4 1/2, she was cast on the soap opera "One Life to Live" (1968), where she remained until 1997. Since then, she has gone on to appear in many feature films and TV movies. But she is probably best known in the United States for her role as "Claire" on the hit TV show, "Heroes" (2006/II).
Panettiere, 14, nabs her first teen role as Kate Hudson's rebellious niece, Audrey, in Raising Helen. Panettiere's character smokes, drinks and dates a "bad boy" after her parents' death. That same year, she plays a figure skater opposite Michelle Trachtenberg in Disney's Ice Princess. "My mom used to be an actress; she's my coach," she tells the L.A. Times. "She didn't think it would go this far. Now I am at the point where nobody is making me do what I am doing. And I couldn't imagine doing something else."
In 2000, Panettiere gained a higher profile when she landed a role opposite Denzel Washington in the sentimental favorite Remember the Titans. The 11-year-old Panettiere received rave reviews for her portrayal of Sheryl Yoach, a coach's daughter with an extraordinary passion for football, winning the Young Artist's Award for Best Supporting Young Actress for her performance. After Remember the Titans, Panettiere carved out a niche as Hollywood's go-to onscreen daughter. She played Tim Allen's daughter in the 2001 comedy Joe Somebody and appeared regularly as Calista Flockhart's daugter on the Fox series Ally McBeal (2002).
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