'An incredible light': Nashville and Heroes star Hayden Panettiere dead at 36

In briefPanettiere shot to fame as cheerleader Claire Bennet in the popular 2006 series Heroes.The actor's father said in a statement she had brought "immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her".Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including Heroes and Nashville, has died. She was 36.Panettiere’s father, Skip, announced the actor’s death in a statement provided to the US network ABC News on Monday.“It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. 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,” his statement said.No cause of death was announced, and a publicist for Panettiere did not immediately respond to an email from the Associ