Most recently, Hayden Panettiere starred in the independent film "The Architect" opposite Anthony LaPaglia and Isabella Rosselini which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and "Mr. Gibb" for Kevin Spacey's company, Triggerstreet. Hayden Panettiere co-stars in the upcoming romantic dramedy "Shanghai Kiss," and this fall, will star as the lead in "Bring it On: All or Nothing," the sequel to Universal's box office hit.
Training rigorously and executing her own stunts, Hayden Panettiere dazzled audiences in her role as a competitive ice skater in "Ice Princess" and recorded "I Fly" for the film's soundtrack. Her spitfire characters in both "Joe Somebody" as Tim Allen's daughter and "Remember the Titans" with Denzel Washington helped to establish her as a unique talent. Hayden Panettiere's other film credits include "Raising Helen," directed by Garry Marshall; "Message In a Bottle" with Kevin Costner; "Object of My Affection" with Jennifer Aniston; and "The Affair of the Necklace" with Hilary Swank.
Hayden Panettiere starred in the Lifetime original movie "Lies My Mother Told Me" opposite Joely Richardson and in The Disney Channel's acclaimed "Tiger Cruise," based on the true events of September 11th. Hayden Panettiere's HBO film, "Normal," opposite Jessica Lange and Tom Wilkinson and directed by Jane Anderson, premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.
Hayden Panettiere's voice is as recognizable as her face. Hayden Panettiere embodied the challenging leading role as a jockey in "Racing Stripes," opposite the voices of Dustin Hoffman and Whoopi Goldberg. Hayden Panettiere also starred in Disney's animated features "A Bug's Life" as Princess Dot and "Dinosaurs" as Suri. Her work for "A Bug's Life Read-A-Long" garnered her a 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.
Adding to her accomplishments, Hayden Panettiere has been named the new face of Neutrogena. Hayden Panettiere recently received Movieline's Hollywood Life Magazine's Young Hollywood Exciting New Face/ Female Award for 2005. Hayden Panettiere also has been spending time in the recording studio working on her own debut CD through Hollywood Records.
Hayden Panettiere is an ambassador, along with fellow ambassadors Nelson Mandela and Queen Noor, for the ICUN Wildlife Foundation, an organization that helps raise funds to support and save endangered species. As of late, Hayden Panettiere has joined forces with Pierce Brosnan to save the whales through the Whaleman Foundation.
Hayden Panettiere lives in New York with her parents and younger brother. Her birthday is August 21.
Age: 20 years old Birthday: August 21, 1989 Height: 5' 1" Nickname: Mushroom
Hayd Full Name / Real Name: Hayden Leslie Panettiere Birthplace: Palisades, NY
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