Hayden Panettiere Biography

Fast Facts

• Had done more than 50 commercials before landing the part of Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live in 1994 at age 4
• Two years later, was cast as Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light
• Was the voice of Dot in Disney's A Bug's Life in 1998, and received a Grammy nomination in 2000 for her work on the film's companion read-along book
• Traveled to South Africa to learn to ride zebras for 2005's Racing Stripes
• Recognition soared when cast as cheerleader Claire Bennet on Heroes
• Supporter and Celebrity Friend of Ronald McDonald House