Born as Hayden Leslie Panettiere on August 21, 1989, this young Hollywood actress is the daughter of a fire department lieutenant, Alan Panettiere and former soap actress Lesley Vogel. Hayden Panettiere attended South Orangetown Middle School in New York, but finished her high school studies through homeschool.

Hayden Panettiere began her Hollywood career at only 11 months old when she appeared in a Plaskool ad. She then won a role in the ABC soap, “One Life to Live”, where she played Sarah Robles from 1994 to 1997. She also appeared in the CBS soap, Guiding Light, where she played Lizzie Spaulding from 1997 to 2001.

The sexy Hayden Panettiere is best known for her role as Claire Bennet in the NBC series, Heroes. She plays a high school cheerleader with regenerative healing powers. Her role in this series made her an instant Hollywood success, which led her to invitations from various conventions worldwide, such as Fan Expo Canada and New York Comic-Con.

Hayden Panettiere also guest starred in Malcolm in the Middle, Law & Order: SVY and Ally McBeal. Aside from her television appearances, Hayden Panettiere has also made numerous feature films and made-for-TV movies, such as “Raising Helen”, “Ice Princess” and “Bring it on: All or Nothing”. She also lent her voice for the Disney movie, A Bug’s Life and in the popular Playstation 2 game, Kingdom Hearts. She is set to appear on a feature film in 2008 entitled, Fireflies in the Garden.

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