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Actress Hayden Panettiere was remembered on Monday as “amazing talent.”
The actress, who launched a career as a child actor, including a appearance in “Remember the Titans,” and who later TV star, with leading roles in “Heroes” and “Nashville,” died at 36, according to her representatives.
“What an amazing talent you were….so gifted,” said Viola Davis, the Oscar-winning actress who co-started with her in the 2016 film “Custody.”
Hayden Panettiere arrives at the premiere of “Blonde,” on Sept. 13, 2022, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Davis in a post on social media described Panettiere as “an old, wise soul with such a deep heart,” adding, “I wish the world had more time with you because I had a burning curiosity about who you were becoming.”
The actress also starred in “Remember the Titans,” “Raising Helen,” “Ice Princess” and “Scream 4.”
Hayden Panettiere poses during a photocall to present her film ‘Fireflies in the Garden’ running in the competition at the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 10, 2008.
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“Our hearts are with her daughter, family, friends & fans,” SAG-AFTRA, a union representing performers and broadcasters, said on social media.
Further details surrounding Panettiere’s death were not immediately available. Panettiere was candid about her struggles from child stardom through adulthood. She released a memoir this May titled “This Is Me: A Reckoning.”
Hayden Panettiere poses at the 6th Annual Hollywood Style awards at the Armand Hammer museum in Los Angeles, California, Oct. 11, 2009.
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She is the mother to one child, her daughter Kaya Klitschko, whom she had in 2014 with her ex-fiancé, heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
