Hayden Leslie Panettiere is an American actress, voice actress, model, singer, and activist. She is known for her roles as cheerleader Claire Bennet on the NBC series Heroes, Juliette Barnes in the ABC musical drama series Nashville (since 2012) and Kairi in the video game series Kingdom Hearts. A native of New York, she first appeared in a commercial at the age of 11 months. She began her acting career by playing Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live (1994–97), and Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light (1996–2000), before starring at age 10 as Sheryl Yoast in the Disney feature film Remember the Titans. Other notable roles include her portrayal of the title character in the true crime drama Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy and Kirby Reed in the slasher film Scream 4. She received two nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, for her work on Nashville in 2012 and 2013. She was born in and partly raised in Palisades, New York. She is the daughter of Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan Lee “Skip” Panettiere, a fire captain. She has one younger brother, fellow actor Jansen Panettiere. Panettiere has Italian and German ancestry. Her surname means “baker” in Italian and her mother’s maiden name means “bird” in German. Her mother’s family lives in Indiana. After Panettiere attended South Orangetown Middle School in New York, she was homeschooled from grade nine to the completion of high school.

Bio:

Hayden Panettiere at Golden Globes

Name: Hayden Leslie Panettiere

Nickname: Hayd, Hayden P, Mushroom

Date of Birth: August 21, 1989

Place of Birth: Palisades, NY

Place of Residence:Nashville, TN

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Education: Homeschooled

Body Stats:

Height: 5’2″ / 157.5 cm

Weight: 117 lbs / 53 kg

Shoe size: 5 / 35.5 (EU)

Dress size: 4 (US)

Bra size: 32B

Measurements: 34-27-34 in / 87-68.5-87 cm

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Hair Color: Blonde

Eye Color: Green

Social Networks:

Twitter: @haydenpanettier
Facebook: –
Instagram: –

Fun Facts:

Hayden at Fireflies in the Garden premiere

Relationships:

Stephen Colletti (2006 – 2008)
Milo Ventimiglia (2008 – 2009)
Steve Jones (2009)
Jesse McCartney (2009)
Harry Morton (2009)
Kevin Connolly (2009)
Wladimir Klitschko (2009 – 2011; April 2013-Present, engaged since October 2013)
Scotty McKnight (May 2011 – December 2012)

Children: Kaya Evdokia Klitschko

Awards and Honors:

Young Artist Award (several times)
YoungStar Award Nomination (several times)
Teen Choice Award (several times)
Saturn Award Nomination (several times)
Golden Globe nomination (2012, 2013)
Maxim’s Hot 100

Hobbies and Interests:Singing, Horseback Riding, Gymnastics

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Food: Mango, strawberry

Favorite Music: Journey

Favorite Book: Harry Potter

Favorite Sports: Gymnastics

Favorite Movie: Life Is Beautiful, Moulin Rouge, Legends of the Fall

Favorite TV Show: Family Guy

Interesting Facts:

She has two dogs, Madison and Penny Lane.
Daniella Morris and Miley Cyrus are her good friends.
She has appeared in many commercials. She first advertised for Playskool when she was just 11 months old.
She has a tattoo Vivere senza rimipianti (Live without regrets) running down her left side.
She is the official supporter of Ronald McDonald House Charities.
She is also the teen ambassador of the Candie’s Foundation, who are missioned towards teen pregnancy.
She launched her own line of calfskin leather bags for the company Dooney & Bourke, in September 2008.
Returned to work 5 months after giving birth to her daughter Kaya to begin filming Custody.
She was born at 9:20 AM.