Hayden Panettiere’s Best Performances: Where to Stream

Hayden Panettiere, who died on Sunday at age 36, had a prolific career that started when she appeared in a television commercial at just 11 months old. By the time she was 5, she had appeared in about 50 TV ads, Panettiere wrote in her memoir, which published in May.

She soon moved on to soap operas, in “One Life to Live” and “Guiding Light.” Her big break came in 2006 with NBC’s superhero drama “Heroes,” on which she played Claire Bennet, the virtually indestructible high school cheerleader. In the role, she employed a compelling juxtaposition — girl-next-door appeal with something darker and more complex lurking beneath — that would become her signature.

Here is a list of where to stream some of Panettiere’s most memorable work.

This comic-book-style drama about a group of people with extraordinary abilities was an instant hit, earning a best drama Emmy nomination for its first season. (It collected 14 Emmy nominations across its four-season run.)

Even with a stacked cast that included Ali Larter, Milo Ventimiglia, Zachary Quinto, Masi Oka and Kristen Bell, Panettiere was the breakout star. She appeared in 75 episodes, more than any other cast member. In 2007, her performance earned her a supporting actress Saturn Award, which celebrates work in science fiction.

The show’s catchphrase, “Save the cheerleader, save the world,” became one of the most memorable of the decade.

Panettiere reached a career high with her complex, colorful and fantastically outrageous performance as the deeply troubled country-pop starlet Juliette Barnes in this musical-drama series. The first four of its six seasons aired on ABC, before moving to CMT.

Much of the show focused on Juliette’s rivalry with Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton), a veteran country-music superstar trying to keep her star from fading. Panettiere sang throughout the show, allowing her to flex her vocal chops.

Like Panettiere, Juliette had to navigate childhood trauma, fame and postpartum depression. Panettiere stepped away from “Nashville” in 2015 to seek treatment for depression, before returning several months later. She said that her real-life troubles helped inform Juliette’s story lines.

Panettiere was nominated for a supporting actress Golden Globe in 2013 and in 2014 for the performance.

‘Remember the Titans’ (2000)

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Panettiere was about 10 when she starred alongside Denzel Washington and Will Patton in this biographical sports drama about the integration of a high school football team in Alexandria, Va., in 1971.

Her role as Sheryl — the perky, opinionated, football-obsessed coach’s daughter with a head of blonde ringlets — lent the film heart and humor. In his review for The New York Times, A.O. Scott called Panettiere “the strongest female presence” in the film.

For this fourth installment of one of the most enduring horror franchises of all time, the writer Kevin Williamson, the director Wes Craven and the stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette returned to the fictional California suburb of Woodsboro, the scene of the original 1996 film.

Panettiere joined the cast as the horror film fanatic Kirby Reed, a teenager who is forced into a high-stakes horror trivia quiz by Ghostface. Panettiere reprised the role in “Scream VI” (2023) — by then Kirby was an F.B.I. agent specializing in Ghostface-related cases — which is also streaming on Paramount+, as well as on Netflix.

The same year that “Heroes” kicked off, Panettiere also played a cheerleader in this second sequel to “Bring It On” (2000), opposite Solange Knowles. In this teen comedy, Panettiere plays Britney Allen, her squad’s captain and one of the most popular, richest girls in school. That is, before her father loses his job and her ritzy life implodes. When her family moves to a nearby working-cl*** neighborhood, she is among her new school’s only white students, setting up a situation where she must prove her worth.

While the movie was criticized for being tone-deaf, shallow and predictable, it still delivers high-energy dance numbers, and Panettiere was praised for her athletic ability and comedic timing. Rihanna also makes an appearance as herself.

This animated comedy adventure from Pixar was directed by John L***eter just a few years after his critical and commercial hit “Toy Story.” Here, he repeated much of that success: “A Bug’s Life” earned an Oscar nomination and $46 million at the U.S. box office over its Thanksgiving-weekend release — at the time, the most ever for the holiday weekend.

A reimagining of Aesop’s fable “The Ant and the Gr***hopper,” the movie tells the story of an ant colony that learns to stand up against a gang of ruthless gr***hoppers. A young Panettiere voiced Dot, the small but feisty princess of Ant Island, who confronts her fears and has a hero moment.

In 2000, Panettiere earned a Grammy nomination for best spoken word album for children for “A Bug’s Life Read-Along,” making her one of the youngest nominees for a Grammy in any category.