Hayden Panettiere, who began acting as a child before rising to fame in Heroes and Nashville, has died at the age of 36, her representative confirmed to ABC News.
“It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden,” her father, Skip Panettiere, said in a statement. “She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen.”
The cause of her death is yet to be disclosed at the time of writing.
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