Hayden Lesley Panettiere was born in August 21, 1989 in New York. She began appearing in commercials when she was very little, at just 11 months old in a commercial. Later on she got some small roles in soap opera, one of them even received a Special Recognition Award from The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for bringing national awareness of the disease to the attention of daytime viewers. Although it wasn't a big trophy for her career, it caught the attention of bigger producers.

She later on had several small roles and starring roles in Ally McBeal and Malcolm in the Middle.

Claire Bennet in Heroes

Her true breakthrough was her role in the smashing succes series Heroes, the show which rapidly became one of world favorite, with thousands of fans all around the globe. Hayden Lesley Panettiere has the role of Claire Bennet as a high school cheerleader with supernatural power to heal her wounds.

Hayden was nominated for a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for A Bug's Life Read-Along.

Another current project for Panettiere is a music album. She has recorded several singles for various films such as Disney's Ice Princess and the Disney Channel Original Movie Tiger Cruise. She recently recorded a song for "Girl Next", a compilation album of various up and coming female singers, the song is called "Your New Girlfriend". The debut album is set for release in spring 2007.

Although Panettiere was believed to be dating reality TV personality Stephen Colletti, now she seems to be dating child actor Liam Aiken.

She might be young, but with the succes of TV show Heroes and a singing career ahead, she is one of the most promicing of young celebrities. He wish her all the luck in 2007!