Tributes to Hayden Panettiere Pour in From Scream Co-Stars, Plus Fans of Kingdom Hearts and Until Dawn

Fans, friends, and co-stars person flooded societal media with tributes arsenic they retrieve Kingdom Hearts and Scream histrion Hayden Panettiere.

The net was near stunned erstwhile the precocious star's father, Skip Panettiere, confirmed to ABC News that she had died astatine 36 successful Greenville, South Carolina, Sunday, August 16. Details regarding her decease are unclear, arsenic the circumstances regarding her abrupt passing stay nether probe by section authorities.

"It is with profound sadness that we stock the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden," her begetter told ABC News. "She was an unthinkable airy and a unit of quality who brought immeasurable emotion and joyousness to each who knew her – and to the millions who watched her onscreen."

R.I.P Hayden Panettiere ❤️🙏 pic.twitter.com/gWZyz3yDjy

— EvanAC (@EvanAboutCinema) August 17, 2026

Hayden Panettiere connected voicing Dot successful ‘A Bug’s Life’ pic.twitter.com/WfgJVLdZZ3

— MR. POP (@MrPopOfficial) August 17, 2026 — Scream News (@Scream_News_) August 17, 2026

Tributes crossed societal media haven't stopped pouring successful since. From each corner, those who person followed Panettiere's enactment for the past fewer decades person highlighted her arsenic a highly versatile endowment with a vocation that touched movies, TV, video games, and more.

Panettiere began her vocation successful Hollywood astatine a young age, appearing successful shows similar Aliens successful the Family, Unhappily Ever After, and One Life to Live earlier she was 10. Most, however, retrieve 1 of her biggest aboriginal roles arsenic being the dependable of a tiny ant named Dot successful Pixar's A Bug's Life.

While films similar Remember the Titans, Dinosaur, Ice Princess, Bring It on: All oregon Nothing, and Tiger Cruise carried her clip arsenic a kid prima into the 2000s, video crippled fans person remembered her arsenic the dependable of Kairi successful Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2. Fans and co-stars from Panettiere's aboriginal enactment – including Alyson Stoner, who took implicit arsenic Kairi successful Kingdom Hearts 3 – person shared fond memories online.

"From 1 Kairi to another… One sky, 1 destiny," Stoner said. "My deepest condolences to Hayden’s family, community, and the galore lives Hayden reached. May you remainder successful freedom, Hayden. And sending emotion to my chap KH assemblage worldwide who person cherished Hayden’s enactment arsenic Kairi done the decades."

— Pauly🖤🏳️‍⚧️ (@PaulavenXIII) August 17, 2026 — Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) August 17, 2026

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— AJ (@AjepArts) August 17, 2026

Panettiere touched a wide assortment of genres arsenic some a dependable and on-screen histrion earlier she was adjacent 20 years old, but she was lone conscionable getting started. In 2011, she dipped her toes into the fearfulness satellite arsenic Kirby Reed successful Scream 4. Nico Tortorella, who played Trevor Sheldon successful the movie, offered his condolences with an Instagram Story.

"It's your day successful a fewer days. The aforesaid time arsenic my mom's. This 1 truly hurts," Tortorella said. "I emotion you truthful much, sis. We grew up unneurotic successful truthful galore ways, fought similar siblings, loved similar siblings, and determination on the way, you conscionable became family. I cognize you were successful truthful overmuch pain. I anticipation wherever you are now, you're surrounded by each the emotion and airy you gave to truthful galore of us. I miss you. I emotion you. Happy astir birthday, Hayd."

"Rest successful portion saccharine Hayden," Scream co-star Melissa Barrera said successful her ain Story.

Panettiere would reprise her relation successful the classical slasher franchise with Scream 6 successful 2023. She was a fearfulness icon successful much ways than one, though, with different 1 of her astir memorable gaming roles arriving successful 2015's Until Dawn. She besides appeared successful its 2024 remake. Developer Supermassive Games was 1 of the galore to instrumentality to societal media to retrieve her arsenic "one of fearfulness gaming's astir iconic last girls."

We are profoundly saddened to perceive of the passing of Hayden Panettiere. Hayden brought Sam to beingness successful Until Dawn, shaping her into 1 of fearfulness gaming's astir iconic last girls. Our thoughts are with her friends, family, and our community. Rest successful peace, Hayden 🦋💔 pic.twitter.com/FauCpZ8Vrf

— Supermassive Games (@SuperMGames) August 17, 2026

Just recorded this incase radical wanted to see! This is Hayden Panettiere's down the scenes moments from the 2024 Until Dawn Remake I recorded connected PS5 Pro! Thought radical would similar to spot this <3 Rest In Peace, Hayden! #HaydenPanettiere #UntilDawn #UntilDawnRemake #PS5Share pic.twitter.com/4GM8EotETz

— 🕊️🦋Trish Redcroft🦋🕊️ (@xoBaeTrishox) August 17, 2026

until dawn is simply a crippled that everlastingly shaped my emotion for the fearfulness genre, sam was ever my favourite character, truthful this hurts beyond belief, i’m incredibly thankful for everything hayden brought to her, and for the memories she gave america done specified a peculiar quality 💙 pic.twitter.com/6Rj07Ntej8

— sonia (@finalgirlsonia) August 17, 2026

"I privation the satellite had much clip with you due to the fact that I had a burning curiosity astir who you were becoming," Panettiere's Custody co-star and The Help histrion Viola Davis said. "I saw this beauteous Phoenix rising from the ashes. Your tests became your testimony, and your grounds became your legacy. You volition beryllium remembered. Rest well, Hayden. Sending healing prayers to your family, your daughter, and each who loved you. May they ever talk your name...."

From Heroes and Nashville to Kingdom Hearts and Remember the Titans, Panettiere near her people connected the amusement satellite successful a immense way. You tin spot immoderate of the many, galore different posts from Hollywood endowment and fans alike to look since her passing below.

Melissa Barrera, Kevin Williamson and David Arquette person posted astir Hayden’s death.#Scream pic.twitter.com/lW5l6GaQuc

— Scream News (@Scream_News_) August 17, 2026

Oh dear, Hayden's stunt treble successful Nashville, Kilee Overley 💔 https://t.co/bHBCZycIoJ pic.twitter.com/E9veRjjI7r

— Edward Burger (not Berger) ❤️🌈 (@edwardbrgr) August 17, 2026

We mourn the abrupt passing of Hayden Panettiere. A kid actor, Hayden's agelong vocation successful TV & movie included memorable roles successful 'Heroes,' 'Nashville' & more. Our hearts are with her daughter, family, friends & fans. #RIP. 🕊️ #SagAftraMember since 1994 https://t.co/oJSF7ch1hX

— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) August 17, 2026

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