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HAYDEN PANETTIERE

Hayden Panettiere, the 18-year-old actress, plays Claire Bennet in the TV series Heroes. We discover why Hayden loves the role..

Hayden Panettiere is only 18, but she has been working for 17 years. Hayden grew up in New York, USA. her first job was in an advertisement for a toy train when she was just 11 months old. As a chilk, Hayden also played in two TV soap operas before starting a successful film career. She has often had sporty roles, and first played a cheerleader in the 2006 film Bring It On: All or Nothing.

AN IRRESISTIBLE ROLE
After making films, Hayden was not planning to be a TV actress again, but when she saw the script of Heores, she could't resist. She loved the idea of having superpowers. "The series was such a great combination of everything. It's about powers, but it's also human story," she says.