Acting · Palisades, New York, USA · Born August 21, 1989
Hayden Lesley Panettiere (/ˌpænətiˈɛər/ PAN-ə-tee-AIR; born August 21, 1989) is an American actress and singer. 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 Guiding Light from 1996 to 2000. For her role in the Pixar film A Bug's Life (1998), she was nominated for a Young Artist Award and a Grammy Award, making her the 5th youngest nominee for a Grammy. Panettiere has starred in the Lifetime Television film "If You Believe", Disney football drama film Remember the Titans (2000), the final season of the Fox legal comedy-drama series Ally McBeal (2002), the comedy-drama film Raising Helen (2004), the Disney Channel original patriotic 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Hayden Panettiere, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
MovieSleepwalker
2026
as Sarah
MovieA Breed Apart
2025
as Hayden Hearst
MovieAmber Alert
2024
as Jaq
MovieScream VI
2023
as Kirby Reed
MovieCustody
2016
as Ally Fischer
TVLip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
TVNashville
2012
as Juliette Barnes
MovieMinds in the Water
2012
as Self
MovieThe Making of 'Scream 4'
2011
as Self
MovieKlitschko
2011
as Self
MovieHoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011
as Red Riding Hood (voice)
MovieScream 4
2011
as Kirby Reed
MovieThe Forger
2011
as Amber
MovieAmanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
2011
as Amanda Knox
TVConan
2010
as Self
TVThe Talk
2010
as Self
MovieAlpha and Omega
2010
as Kate (voice)
MovieThe Cove
2009
as Self
MovieI Love You, Beth Cooper
2009
as Beth Cooper
MovieScooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
2008
as Fairy Princess Willow (voice)
MovieFireflies in the Garden
2008
as Young Jane
MovieThe Pixar Story
2007
as Dot (voice) (archive footage)
MovieShanghai Kiss
2007
as Adelaide Bourbon
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieThe Architect
2006
as Christina Waters
Skater Boys
2006
as Kassidy Parker #2
TVHeroes
2006
as Claire Bennet
MovieBring It On: All or Nothing
2006
as Britney
TVThe Hills
2006
as Self
MovieThe Good Student
2006
as Allyson Palmer
TVCommander in Chief
2005
as Stacy
MovieIce Princess
2005
as Gen Harwood
MovieLies My Mother Told Me
2005
as Haylei Sims
TVRobot Chicken
2005
as Cheetara / Ramona / Seuss Sister (voice)
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Ashley (voice)
MovieRacing Stripes
2005
as Channing Walsh
TVProject Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
MovieThe Dust Factory
2004
as Melanie Lewis
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
MovieTiger Cruise
2004
as Maddie Dolan
MovieRaising Helen
2004
as Audrey Davis
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVMike's Super Short Show
2003
as Self
TVPunk'd
2003
as Self
MovieNormal
2003
as Patty Ann Applewood
TVFillmore!
2002
as Yumi (voice)
TVLive from E!
2002
as Self
MovieJoe Somebody
2001
as Natalie Scheffer
MovieThe Affair of the Necklace
2001
as Young Jeanne
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
MovieRemember the Titans
2000
as Sheryl Yoast
MovieDinosaur
2000
as Suri (voice)
TVMalcolm in the Middle
2000
as Jessica
MovieIf You Believe
1999
as Young Susan Stone / Alice Stone
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Angela Agnelli
TVTeen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
MovieMessage in a Bottle
1999
as Girl on Sinking Boat
TVToo Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Young Doris Duke
MovieA Bug's Life
1998
as Dot (voice)
MovieThe Object of My Affection
1998
as Mermaid
Movie Surfers
1998
as Self
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Maddie Harrington
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieHow Do You Spell God?
1996
as Megan Blackwood
TVSat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen
1996
as Self
TVAliens in the Family
1996
as Audrey
TVUnhappily Ever After
1995
as Little Girl
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Diana
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Romy Award
1990
as Self - Presenter
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVOne Life to Live
1968
as Sarah Roberts
TVToday
1952
as Self
