In pictures: Hayden Panettiere’s life and career, from child actor to Scream star

Born in August 1989, Panettiere was raised in Palisades, New York, by parents Lesley Vogel, an actress and producer, and Skip, a former firefighter.

She had one brother, Jansen Panettiere, who died aged 28 in 2023.

Beginning her career as a child actor, Hayden Panettiere was just four years old when she was cast on the popular US soap opera One Life to Live.