<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Hayden Leslie Panettiere (/ ˌpænəˈtɪər /; born August 21, 1989) is an American actress, model, singer, and activist . She is known for her roles as cheerleader Claire Bennet on the NBC sci - fi series Heroes (2006--10), Juliette Barnes in the ABC / CMT musical - drama series Nashville (2012--present) and Kairi in the video game series Kingdom Hearts . </P> <P> A native of New York, she first appeared in a commercial at the age of 11 months . She began her acting career by playing Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live (1994--97), and Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light (1996--2000), before starring at age 10 as Sheryl Yoast in the Disney feature film Remember the Titans . Other notable 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 . She received two nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress--Series, Miniseries or Television Film, for her work on Nashville in 2012 and 2013 . </P> <P> Panettiere was born in and partly raised in Palisades, New York . She is the daughter of Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan Lee "Skip" Panettiere, a fire captain . She has Italian, and some English and German ancestry . She has one younger brother, fellow actor Jansen Panettiere . Her mother's family lives in Indiana . </P>

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