Actor Hayden Panettiere, who starred in TV dramas and movies, died Sunday, according to her family. She was 36.<\/p>\n
Panettiere\u2019s father, Skip, announced the actor\u2019s death in a statement provided to ABC News on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her \u2014 and to the millions who watched her onscreen,\u201d his statement said.<\/p>\n
No other details were released.<\/p>\n
Panettiere was a child actor who became a well-known celebrity and star of both TV shows and movies.<\/p>\n
She starred on \u201cNashville\u201d and, before that, \u201cHeroes.\u201d Her early work includes roles in the 1990s on the soaps \u201cOne Life to Live\u201d and \u201cGuiding Light.\u201d She\u2019s also a model and singer, having released several singles.<\/p>\n
Panettiere starred in the \u201cScream\u201d horror movie franchise.<\/p>\n
Panettiere gave birth to her daughter, with boxing champ Wladimir Klitschko, in 2014 and has been vocal about her struggle with postpartum depression. She gave up custody<\/a> of the child in 2018, a decision she called \u201cheartbreaking.\u201d <\/p>\n In 2025, her brother, Jansen Panettiere, died suddenly of heart complications.<\/p>\n