ACTOR · BORN 1989 · DIED 2026
Hayden Panettiere
- Born
- 21 August 1989, Palisades, New York, USA
- Died
- 16 August 2026
- Known for
- A Bug's Life (1998), Malcolm in the Middle (2000), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
36 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
28 Interesting Facts About Hayden Panettiere
- #001
Hayden Panettiere had a tattoo on her left side that was supposed to read "Live without regrets" in Italian. Ironically, it was misspelled.
- #002
Along with other protesters, including Isabel Lucas, Hayden Panettiere paddled out on surfboards toward a pod of dolphins off the coast of Taiji, Japan, on 11/1/07 to protest the killing of dolphins. The action is mentioned in the documentary The Cove (2009).
- #004
Hayden Panettiere partnered with the United States Postal Inspection Service and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children on a campaign called 2 SMRT 4U against online predators.
- #005
For Guiding Light (1952) (1998-2000), Hayden Panettiere received a Special Recognition Award from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society because her character Lizzie's battle with leukemia brought national awareness of the disease to the attention of daytime viewers.
- #007
While filming Racing Stripes (2005) in South Africa, Hayden Panettiere was exposed to a zebra and was hospitalized with a concussion, a neck injury and two pinched vertebrae in her neck.
- #008
Hayden Panettiere's hobbies included singing, dancing, horseback riding, gymnastics and swimming.
- #009
For her field work exposing the dolphin slaughter in Japan, Hayden Panettiere became the second person to receive the Wyler Award, which honors a celebrity who raises awareness of animal issues.
- #012
Hayden Panettiere had two dogs named Penny Lane and Madison.
- #013
Five months after giving birth to her daughter Kaya, Hayden Panettiere returned to work to begin filming the movie Custody (2016).
- #014
In 2026, Hayden Panettiere published her memoir "This Is Me: A Reckoning."
- #016
In 2007, Forbes magazine estimated Hayden Panettiere's earnings that year at $2 million.
- #017
Hayden Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel-Panettiere, also served as her manager.
- #018
Hayden Panettiere's parents were Lesley Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and fire lieutenant Alan L. "Skip" Panettiere. Coincidentally, her first rescue on Heroes (2006) was from a fire in a train crash.
- #019
As of December 2004, Hayden Panettiere was living in Palisades, NY, where she grew up.
- #023
In March 2008, she ranked first on Wizard magazine's "Sexiest Women of TV" list.
- #024
In 2000, she was named Female Actor of the Year by Childstarlets.com.
- #025
Her surname was misprinted in an issue of Discovery Girls magazine, in which she was recognized as an "Exceptional Tween."
- #026
On 21.07.98, she was chosen as Soap Opera magazine's star of the week.
- #027
In 2008, she ranked 11th on FHM's "Sexiest Women" list.
- #028
She ranked 30th on Maxim magazine's 2010 Top 100 Women list.
- #029
She ranked 6th on FHM's 100 Sexiest of 2007.
- #030
She ranked 12th on FHM UK's 2010 "100 Sexiest Women in the World" list.
- #031
She ranked 13th on Maxim's Hot 100 of 2008 list.
- #032
She ranked 5th on FHM's 100 Sexiest of 2008.
- #033
She ranked 21st on FHM's 2011 "100 Sexiest Women in the World" list.
- #034
She loved swimsuits and had no problem wearing one for the camera.
- #035
She ranked 26th on Maxim's 2014 "Hot 100" list.
- #036
She is mentioned in the book Tüm Hayatım Gök Gürültüsüdür (2012).
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