| Hayden Panettiere mini-bio:Hayden Leslie Panettiere was born on August 21, 1989 in Palisades, New York.Her mom got her into the business when she was only 11 months old. She started off doing numerous commercials but at the age of 4 she was cast to star in the soap opera One Life to Live. In 1997, she left the soap opera and appeared in many feature films. She is best know for the role of Lizzie in the drama Guiding Light. Recently, Hayden's increasingly impressice list of accomplishments includes her now three-year long association with Neutrogena as the beauty company's "New Face". Hayden stars in the popular NBC Television drama Heroes, portraying the role of a high school cheerleader, Claire Bennet, who is literally indistructible.She starred in Disney's movies such as, A Bug's Life, as "Princess Dot" and as "Suri" in Disney's Dinosaurs. Her work for A Bug's Life Read-A-Long gained her Grammy Nomination for Best Spoken Word Album, as well as a nomination for The Hollywood Reporter's Young Star Award for Best Young Voiceover Talent. She has appeared in Fireflies in the Garden with actress Julia Roberts, Willem Dafoe, and Emily Watson. She also appeared in Mr. Gibb co-starring Bill Sadlerand Tim Daly. Aditionally, she starred in Tiger Cruise, a dramatic story based on the true events of September 1 1th which debuted to rave reviews on The Disney Channel. Hayden's other film credits include Message in a Bottle, The Object of my Affection, Remember the Titans, Joe Somebody, Normal, Raising Helen, Racing Stripes, Ice Princess, Bring It On: All or Nothing, The Architect, Shangai Kiss, among others.Her television appearances have won her numerous nominations and awards. Hayden is an Ambassador for the IUCN Wildlife Foundation. The organization helps to raise funds to support and save endangered species. Nelson Mandela and Queen Noor are fellow Ambassadors. She has recently joined forces with Pierce Brosnan to save the whales through the Whaleman Foundation.
| VITAL STATS | | Eye color: Blue eyes | | Height and Weight: 5' 2'' / 1.58 m and weights 113 pounds. | | Nickname(s): "Mushroom", "Hayd", "Hay-Hay" | | Notable feature(s): She currently plays Claire Bennet in the successful action series Heroes, going into its third season. She also appeared in the Guiding Lights series as Lizzie Spaulding. Loves doing her own stunt work. | | Education: South Orangetown Middle School in New York, but in 8th grade she started home schooling. Would like to study Psychology in college. | Family: Skip Panettiere (father), Leslie Vogel (mother), Jansen Panettiere (younger brother). She is Italian descent but do not speak Italian. She is currently single.
| | Resides in: Los Angeles, California, in a 3 120 sq. ft house. | | Religious affiliations: | | Political affiliation: | | Personal interests/hobbies: She likes singing, dancing, and swimming. She also likes horseback riding and gymnastics. Hayden also practices karate and boxing. Takes piano lessons. Likes to do wakeboarding. | | Charities/Causes: One of the ambassadors of the ICUN Wildlife Foundation, an organization that helps to save endangered species. She took part of the anti-whaling group Sea Sheperd trying to interfere with a dolphin hunt. Spokeperson of Save the Whales Again! Campaign. She is part of an organization named "Invisible Children" which provides education and awareness to children in countries where wars are being fought. Supports the organization named Animal Liberation Front. | Other: She hated when people said she was growing up so fast. She loves to get her nails done. The Chinese astrology says she is a snake. Her birthname is Hayden Leslie Panettiere. She has a tatoo of a Leo symbol in her ankle, she has a mispelled tatoo on her back which reads "Vivere senza rimipianti", but it is "rimpianti" and it means "Live without regrets". She has a piercing in the top of her right ear. Her las name is pronounced Pen-eh-tee-air and it means "baker". She is an avid milk drinker. She drives a 2004 Porsche Cayenne SUV. She is a vegan.
| Awards:
- Childstarlets.com's Actress of the Year in 2000
- Young Artist Awards -- Best Performance in a Feature Films: Supporting Young Actress (Remember the Titans) (2001)
- Movieline's HollywoodLife Magazine's Young Hollywood Awards -- Exciting New Face Female (2005)
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films -- Saturn Award: Best Supporting Actress in a Television Program (Heroes) (2007)
- Teen Choice Awards -- 2007 Choice TV Actress: Drama (Heroes)
- Young Artist Awards -- Best Performance in a TV Series Comedy or Drama: Supporting Young Actress (Heroes) (2007)
- Newport Beach Film Festival -- Feature Film Acting: Acting (Shangai Kiss) (2007)
- Teen Choice Awards -- 2008 Choice TV Actress: Action/Adventure (Heroes)
| | Pets: 2 dogs, Penny Lane and Madison | Favorites:
- Color: Bright, exotic, greenish blue
- Pastime: Traveling and Singing
- Ride: Roller Coasters
- Sport: Gymnastics
- Roles: Villainous
- Band: Five for Fighting
- Book: Harry Potter
- TV Show: Entourage
- Fruits: Mangoes, Papayas, and Pineapples
- Inspiration: Angelina Jolie
- Actress: Meryl Streep
- Place: Winona Lake
| Upcoming Projects/Movies: "Alpha and Omega" (2010) (post-production) "Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs Evil" (2010) (filming) "Carmel" (2010) (filming) | | |