Hayden Panettiere (August 21, 1989 – August 16, 2026) was an American actress and singer known for her work in television and film. She gained international recognition for her role as Claire Bennet in the science fiction series Heroes and later starred in the musical drama series Nashville as Juliette Barnes. In film, she was known for portraying Kirby Reed in Scream 4 and Scream VI. Panettiere also lent her voice to characters in animated productions and video games, including Kairi in the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Throughout her career, she became known for her versatility across television, film, voice acting, and music.

Filmography

• 2026Sleepwalker — Sarah, Executive Producer
• 2025A Breed Apart — Hayden Hearst
• 2024Amber Alert — Jaq, Executive Producer
• 2023Scream VI — Kirby Reed
• 2016Custody — Ally Fischer
• Nashville — Juliette Barnes
• 2011Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy — Amanda Knox
• 2011Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil — Red Riding Hood (voice)
• 2011Scream 4 — Kirby Reed
• 2011The Forger — Amber
• 2010Alpha and Omega — Kate (voice)
• 2009I Love You, Beth Cooper — Beth Cooper
• 2008Fireflies in the Garden — Young Jane
• 2008Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King — Fairy Princess Willow (voice)
• 2007Shanghai Kiss — Adelaide Bourbon
• 2007The Pixar Story — Dot (voice) (archive footage)
• 2006Bring It On: All or Nothing — Britney
• Heroes — Claire Bennet
• Skater Boys — Kassidy Parker #2
• 2006The Architect — Christina Waters
• 2006The Good Student — Allyson Palmer
• American Dad! — Ashley (voice)
• Commander in Chief — Stacy
• 2005Ice Princess — Gen Harwood
• 2005Lies My Mother Told Me — Haylei Sims
• 2005Racing Stripes — Channing Walsh
• Robot Chicken — Cheetara / Ramona / Seuss Sister (voice)
• 2004Raising Helen — Audrey Davis
• 2004The Dust Factory — Melanie Lewis
• 2004Tiger Cruise — Maddie Dolan
• 2003Normal — Patty Ann Applewood
• Fillmore! — Yumi (voice)
• 2001Joe Somebody — Natalie Scheffer
• 2001The Affair of the Necklace — Young Jeanne
• 2000Dinosaur — Suri (voice)
• Malcolm in the Middle — Jessica
• 2000Remember the Titans — Sheryl Yoast
• 1999If You Believe — Young Susan Stone / Alice Stone
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Angela Agnelli, Ashley Austin Black
• 1999Message in a Bottle — Girl on Sinking Boat
• Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke — Young Doris Duke
• 1998A Bug's Life — Dot (voice)
• 1998The Object of My Affection — Mermaid
• Ally McBeal — Maddie Harrington
• Aliens in the Family — Audrey
• 1996How Do You Spell God? — Megan Blackwood
• Unhappily Ever After — Little Girl
• Touched by an Angel — Diana
• One Life to Live — Sarah Roberts

Appearances as themselves (28)

• Lip Sync Battle — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• 2012Minds in the Water — Self
• 2011Klitschko — Self
• 2011The Making of 'Scream 4' — Self
• Conan — Self - Guest
• The Talk — Self
• 2009The Cove — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• The Hills — Self
• Project Runway — Self - Guest Judge
• The Tony Danza Show — Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - "Mean Tweets", Self - Guest
• Mike's Super Short Show — Self
• Punk'd — Self, Self - Host
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• Live from E! — Self
• Good Day Live — Self
• Teen Choice Awards — Self, Self - Presenter
• Movie Surfers — Self
• The View — Self
• Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self - Guest
• Romy Award — Self - Presenter
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• Today — Self