Heroes and Nashville actress Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36

US actress Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, has died aged 36. A representative for the actress confirmed the death, saying her family would remember her as an “incredible light” who brought “immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her”. The statement from her father Skip read: “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.” Her father also asked that her family be given privacy as they “take time to process this unimaginable loss”. No cause of death has been announced. Hayden Panettiere arriving for the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast