'Heroes' star Hayden Panettiere dies at 36

We have some news coming in. Hollywood actor Hayden Panettiere has died. She was just 36. Born in 1989, Panettiere became a child star and went on to have numerous roles in both film and television in her acting career. She has featured in popular television series including Heroes and Nashville. Panettiere's father announced the actor's death in a statement to media. It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. 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 on screen. No cause of death was announced. Panettiere had a prolific career dating to 1996. Her credits include Remember the Titans, I Love You Beth Cooper, Ice Princess. The fourth and fifth installment of Scream Films and the voice of Dot in Above's Life. Her role as a cheerleader with superpowers in Heroes propelled her to fame. In her off-screen life, she had been open about her struggles with alcohol addiction and depression. She wrote a memoir titled This Is Me, A Reckoning, which was released in May this year. In that book, she wrote of the pressures of being a child star and her experiences of addiction and recovery. She had also spoken about estrangement from her mother who managed her career as a child and later criticized her daughter's book.