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Well, we have some sad and shocking news to report this morning
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Actress Hayden Panettiere has died. She was just 36. No cause of death has been announced
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Her publicist says there is an open investigation into the circumstances. Panettiere's father, Skip, called his daughter an incredible light
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and a force of nature who brought joy to those who knew her. She spent more than three decades on screen
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starting in commercials and soap operas as a child, before landing roles in Remember the Titans and A Bug's Life
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But heroes made her a star. In 2006, she broke out as Claire Burnett, the cheerleader with superpowers
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before later taking on another defining role as country singer Juliet Barnes in Nashville
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Panettiere released a memoir in May about her life in the spotlight and the personal struggles she faced away from it
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She would have turned 37 on Friday and leaves behind a daughter
