Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Leslie Panettiere is an American actress and singer. She came to professional prominence at the age of 10 with her portrayal of Sheryl Yoast in Disney's Remember the Titans, although for five years before that, Panettiere had held roles in two soap operas. She portrayed Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live (1994–1997), and Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light (1996–2000). Panettiere reached a wider audience with her starring role as cheerleader Claire Bennet on the NBC television series Heroes (2006–10), for which she won several awards. Other recent roles include her portrayal of the title character in the true crime drama Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy and Kirby Reed in the slasher film Scream 4. In October 2012, she began starring as Juliette Barnes in the ABC musical drama series Nashville, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2012 and 2013. Panettiere was born in and partly raised in Palisades, New York, the daughter of Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan Lee "Skip" Panettiere, a fire department captain. She has one younger brother, fellow actor Jansen Panettiere. Panettiere has Italian and German ancestry. Her surname means "baker" in Italian and her mother's maiden name means "bird" in German. Her mother's family lives in Indiana.After Panettiere attended South Orangetown Middle School in New York, she was homeschooled from grade nine to the ...

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The Pixar Story (2007)

Adventurous

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Iwerks
CAST:  Stacy Keach  •  John Lasseter  •  Brad Bird  •  John Musker

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Iwerks
CAST:  Stacy Keach  •  John Lasseter  •  Brad Bird  •  John Musker

A Bug's Life (1998)

CleverCuteFunnyCharming

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Lasseter
CAST:  Kevin Spacey  •  Julia Louis-Dreyfus  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Phyllis Diller

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Lasseter
CAST:  Kevin Spacey  •  Julia Louis-Dreyfus  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Phyllis Diller

Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006)

A transfer student at a rough high school tries joining the cheer-leading squad and finds that she not only has to face off against the head cheerleader, but also against her former school in preparation for a cheer-off competition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Rash
CAST:  Hayden Panettiere  •  Solange  •  Emme Rylan  •  Gus Carr

A transfer student at a rough high school tries joining the cheer-leading squad and finds that she not only has to face off against the head cheerleader, but also against her former school in preparation for a cheer-off competition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Rash
CAST:  Hayden Panettiere  •  Solange  •  Emme Rylan  •  Gus Carr

Dinosaur (2000)

An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Zondag  •  Eric Leighton
CAST:  D.B. Sweeney  •  Alfre Woodard  •  Ossie Davis  •  Max Casella

An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Zondag  •  Eric Leighton
CAST:  D.B. Sweeney  •  Alfre Woodard  •  Ossie Davis  •  Max Casella

Ice Princess (2005)

With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni machine, nothing can stop Casey from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Fywell
CAST:  Michelle Trachtenberg  •  Joan Cusack  •  Amy Stewart  •  Hayden Panettiere

With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni machine, nothing can stop Casey from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Fywell
CAST:  Michelle Trachtenberg  •  Joan Cusack  •  Amy Stewart  •  Hayden Panettiere

Joe Somebody (2001)

When underappreciated video specialist Joe Scheffer is brutally humiliated by the office bully Mark McKinney in front of his daughter, Joe begins a quest for personal redemption. He proceeds by enduring a personal make-over and takes martial arts lessons from a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Pasquin
CAST:  Tim Allen  •  Julie Bowen  •  Kelly Lynch  •  Greg Germann

When underappreciated video specialist Joe Scheffer is brutally humiliated by the office bully Mark McKinney in front of his daughter, Joe begins a quest for personal redemption. He proceeds by enduring a personal make-over and takes martial arts lessons from a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Pasquin
CAST:  Tim Allen  •  Julie Bowen  •  Kelly Lynch  •  Greg Germann

Normal (2003)

A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jane Anderson
CAST:  Tom Wilkinson  •  Jessica Lange  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Clancy Brown

A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jane Anderson
CAST:  Tom Wilkinson  •  Jessica Lange  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Clancy Brown

Racing Stripes (2005)

Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederik Du Chau
CAST:  Bruce Greenwood  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Mandy Moore  •  Caspar Poyck

Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederik Du Chau
CAST:  Bruce Greenwood  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Mandy Moore  •  Caspar Poyck

Raising Helen (2004)

Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must chose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garry Marshall
CAST:  Kate Hudson  •  Joan Cusack  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Spencer Breslin

Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must chose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garry Marshall
CAST:  Kate Hudson  •  Joan Cusack  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Spencer Breslin

Remember the Titans (2000)

InspiringIntenseUpliftingThought provoking

After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boaz Yakin
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Will Patton  •  Ryan Hurst  •  Wood Harris

After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boaz Yakin
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Will Patton  •  Ryan Hurst  •  Wood Harris

Tiger Cruise (2004)

On its last leg homeward, from Pearl Harbour (Hawaii) to San Diego, the USS Constellation hosts a jolly 'tiger cruise' for USNavy, Marines and USNAF relatives, mainly minors ('Navy brats'). Attitudes and emotions vary from simple joy to open frustration, the worst ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Duwayne Dunham
CAST:  Hayden Panettiere  •  Bill Pullman  •  Troy Evans  •  Bianca Collins

On its last leg homeward, from Pearl Harbour (Hawaii) to San Diego, the USS Constellation hosts a jolly 'tiger cruise' for USNavy, Marines and USNAF relatives, mainly minors ('Navy brats'). Attitudes and emotions vary from simple joy to open frustration, the worst ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Duwayne Dunham
CAST:  Hayden Panettiere  •  Bill Pullman  •  Troy Evans  •  Bianca Collins

The Object of My Affection (1998)

A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Hytner
CAST:  Jennifer Aniston  •  Paul Rudd  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Alan Alda

A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Hytner
CAST:  Jennifer Aniston  •  Paul Rudd  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Alan Alda

The Affair of the Necklace (2001)

In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Hilary Swank  •  Simon Baker  •  Christopher Walken  •  Hayden Panettiere

In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Hilary Swank  •  Simon Baker  •  Christopher Walken  •  Hayden Panettiere

Message in a Bottle (1999)

RomanticCharmingEmotionalHeartbreaking

A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Mandoki
CAST:  Kevin Costner  •  Robin Wright  •  Paul Newman  •  John Savage

A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Mandoki
CAST:  Kevin Costner  •  Robin Wright  •  Paul Newman  •  John Savage

The Forger (2012)

While staying at a picturesque village, a teen encounters the underground world of art forgery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Roeck
CAST:  Josh Hutcherson  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Lauren Bacall  •  Alfred Molina

While staying at a picturesque village, a teen encounters the underground world of art forgery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Roeck
CAST:  Josh Hutcherson  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Lauren Bacall  •  Alfred Molina

If You Believe (1999)

Bah! Humbug! Susan Stone is definitely what you'd call a modern-day scrooge. She is a young, jaded book editor who is consumed with self-doubt and has lost the passion and drive that defined her childhood persona. On the verge of losing her job and being completely ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Metzger
CAST:  Ally Walker  •  Tom Amandes  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Meredith McGeachie

Bah! Humbug! Susan Stone is definitely what you'd call a modern-day scrooge. She is a young, jaded book editor who is consumed with self-doubt and has lost the passion and drive that defined her childhood persona. On the verge of losing her job and being completely ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Metzger
CAST:  Ally Walker  •  Tom Amandes  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Meredith McGeachie

Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011)

Based on the events surrounding the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and Marcia Gay Harden (Academy Award winner for Pollock) star in the Lifetime Original Movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy based on the international ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Dornhelm
CAST:  Hayden Panettiere  •  Vincent Riotta  •  Paolo Romio  •  Marcia Gay Harden

Based on the events surrounding the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and Marcia Gay Harden (Academy Award winner for Pollock) star in the Lifetime Original Movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy based on the international ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Dornhelm
CAST:  Hayden Panettiere  •  Vincent Riotta  •  Paolo Romio  •  Marcia Gay Harden

Klitschko (2011)

Klitschko tells the captivating story of the boxing worlds most famous brothers: Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. From the socialist drill of their childhood in the Ukraine, and their first successes as amateurs, to their move to Germany and subsequent rise as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastian Dehnhardt
CAST:  Vitali Klitschko  •  Wladimir Klitschko  •  Lamon Brewster  •  Chris Byrd

Klitschko tells the captivating story of the boxing worlds most famous brothers: Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. From the socialist drill of their childhood in the Ukraine, and their first successes as amateurs, to their move to Germany and subsequent rise as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastian Dehnhardt
CAST:  Vitali Klitschko  •  Wladimir Klitschko  •  Lamon Brewster  •  Chris Byrd

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2011)

Red Riding Hood is training in the group of Sister Hoods, when she and the Wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of Hansel and Gretel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Disa
CAST:  Hayden Panettiere  •  Bill Hader  •  Joan Cusack  •  Patrick Warburton

Red Riding Hood is training in the group of Sister Hoods, when she and the Wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of Hansel and Gretel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Disa
CAST:  Hayden Panettiere  •  Bill Hader  •  Joan Cusack  •  Patrick Warburton

Scream 4 (2011)

Sidney returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour, which brings about the return of Ghost Face and puts her family, friends, and the whole town in danger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Emma Roberts  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Adam Brody  •  Courteney Cox

Sidney returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour, which brings about the return of Ghost Face and puts her family, friends, and the whole town in danger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Emma Roberts  •  Hayden Panettiere  •  Adam Brody  •  Courteney Cox
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