{"id":50227,"date":"2026-08-17T08:28:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T03:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=50227"},"modified":"2026-08-17T08:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T03:28:36","slug":"hayden-panettiere-dead-actress-was-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=50227","title":{"rendered":"Hayden Panettiere Dead: Actress Was 36"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p>Hollywood is remembering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/hayden_panettiere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Hayden Panettiere<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The actress\u2014known for her roles in <em>Nashville<\/em> and <em>Heroes<\/em>\u2014has died, her rep confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/hayden-panettiere-dies-36\/story?id=135698473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">multiple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/hayden-panettiere-dead-36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\">outlets<\/a> Aug. 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden,&#8221; her spokesperson said in a statement. &#8220;She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her\u2014and to the millions who watched her onscreen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her cause of death was not shared.<\/p>\n<p>After playing Claire Bennet on <em>Heroes<\/em> from 2006 to 2010, Panettiere was cast as Juliette Barnes on <em>Nashville<\/em> opposite <strong>Connie Britton<\/strong>, earning her two Golden Globe nominations while starring on the show from 2012 to 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Panettiere has shared that during filming, she struggled with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/hayden-panettiere-nashville-filming-storylines-traumatizing-1235808888\/\">alcohol use, opioid addiction and postpartum depression<\/a> and ended up taking a four-year break from acting after the series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had taken four years off. Didn\u2019t know or plan to, but that\u2019s just the way it panned out,\u201d Panettiere told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/hayden-panettiere-opens-up-about-her-4-year-acting-break\/\"><em>Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in April. \u201cAnd I desperately needed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood is remembering Hayden Panettiere. 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