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Hayden Panettiere: an actor so magnetic that entire shows were rewritten for her

She starred in her first soap opera at 4 – then the hit show Heroes was totally reworked to allow her character, Claire the regenerating cheerleader, to live on. We celebrate the star, who has died age 36 • Hayden Panettiere – a life in pictures When Hayden Panettiere arrived as Claire Bennet in Heroes, in 2006, she was 17 but not a newcomer. She’d starred in Tiger Cruise, a Disney Channel movie, two years before an…

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Panettiere starred in TV shows including Heroes and Nashville along with films Remember the Titans and Raising Helen.

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Actor Hayden Panettiere, 36, died in a Greenville, South Carolina apartment. The Greenville County Coroner's Office ruled her death an accidental overdose involving fentanyl, and police have since closed their investigation.

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Police have closed their investigation into Hayden Panettiere's death after the coroner ruled it an accidental fentanyl overdose.

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In this event Police close investigation into Hayden Panettiere's death Earlier coverage Hayden Panettiere died of an accidental overdose, coroner's office says Earlier coverage Hayden Panettiere was with on-and-off boyfriend when she died, police say Earlier coverage Wladimir Klitschko pays tribute to ex-partner Hayden Panettiere: ‘She left this world too soon’ Earlier coverage
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Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36BBC News – World
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Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36

Panettiere starred in TV shows including Heroes and Nashville along with films Remember the Titans and Raising Helen.

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Hayden Panettiere: an actor so magnetic that entire shows were rewritten for her

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Actor Hayden Panettiere, known for roles in "Nashville" and "Heroes," dies at 36

Actor Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36, her father confirmed in a statement. The star was known for her roles in "Heroes" and "Nashville." Gayle King has a look at her life and career.

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Hayden Panettiere, known for "Heroes" and "Remember the Titans," dies at 36

Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the sci-fi series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36.

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‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville’ star Hayden Panettiere dead at 36, reports

Hayden Panettiere, an actor known for her roles in the popular TV series Heroes and Nashville, has died at age 36, according to media reports.

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Hayden Panettiere, actor in Heroes and Nashville, dies aged 36

Panettiere’s death was announced by her father, who called her ‘an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her’ Hayden Panettiere, the actor known for her roles in television shows such as Heroes and Nashville, has died aged 36. Panettiere’s death was confirmed in a statement from her representative to the Guardian on Sunday night, after it was first reported on U…

'An unimaginable loss': Tributes paid to Hayden PanettiereSky News – Front Page
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'An unimaginable loss': Tributes paid to Hayden Panettiere

US actress Hayden Panettiere - best known for her roles in the TV series Heroes and Nashville - has died aged 36.

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