'Nashville' and 'Heroes' star Hayden Panettiere dead at 36

Actor Hayden Panettiere has died at 36. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images "Heroes" actor Hayden Panettiere has died at 36. In May, she released a memoir detailing her struggles with postpartum depression and alcoholism. She wrote that after giving birth to her daughter in 2014, she felt like her "soul was dead." Actor Hayden Panettiere has died at 36, her representative told Business Insider 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. We ask for privacy as our family takes time to process this unimaginable loss," her father, Skip Panettiere, said in a statement. The family did not immediately provide any other details about her death.