Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere got her start acting in soap operas before her breakthrough role as Claire Bennet on NBC’s Heroes. After starring on the superhero drama series from 2006 to 2010, Panettiere was cast on ABC’s Nashville. She played Juliette Barnes on the show for six seasons from 2012 to 2018, earning her nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Critics’ Choice Award.

Panettiere’s film career began on Disney Channel with roles in Remember the Titans (2000), Ice Princess (2005) and Racing Stripes (2005). She went on to star in Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006), I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) and Scream 4 (2011). She reprised her role as Kirby Reed in 2023’s Scream VI.

Panettiere dated her Heroes costar Milo Ventimiglia from 2007 to 2009 before sparking a romance with heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko. They dated on and off before getting engaged in October 2013 and welcoming daughter Kaya in December 2014. After her split from Klitschko in 2018, Panettiere began dating Brian Hickerson, who was charged with several felony domestic violence charges against Panettiere in 2019 and 2020. The couple reconciled after Hickerson was released from prison in 2021. The actress was open about her struggles with addiction and postpartum depression.

News broke in August 2026 that Panettiere died at age 36.