Hayden Panettiere is an American actress, singer, and model from New York. Panettiere grew up making several appearances on screen. She had her television debut appearing on a commercial at 11 months old. Later at age 10 she landed a recurring role on the television series One Life to Live. Her film debut was in The Object of My Affection. She appeared in various other shows and movies such as Guiding Light, Ally McBeal, The Dust Factory, and Raising Helen before getting her big break in the series Heroes. Panettiere has won numerous awards including 1 Genesis Award, 1 Saturn Award, and 2 Young Artist Awards.