Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesHayden Panettiere was pronounced dead on Aug. 16. Specific details surrounding the 36-year-old actor’s passing have not yet been made public — just that she was found unresponsive after police were called to a Greenville, South Carolina residence. Her father, Skip Panettiere, confirmed his daughter’s death in a statement to the BBC, among other outlets, asking for privacy as her loved ones “process this unimaginable loss.”
“It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden,” Skip said in his statement. “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 onscreen.”
As her father emphasized, Panettiere was widely beloved for her standout roles in several major movies and TV shows throughout the 2000s and 2010s. One of her first buzzy parts was star...

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