Tributes paid to Hayden Panettiere’s ‘amazing talent’ after actress dies at 36

T ibutes have bee paid to act ess Hayde Pa ettie e, sta of US TV shows He oes a d Nashville, followi g he death at the age of 36.

Osca wi e Viola Davis desc ibed Pa ettie e as a “amazi g tale t”, while O e T ee Hill sta Betha y Joy-Le z oted how as a you g sta she had acted “like o child I’d eve see o came a”.

Pa ettie e died o Su day i G ee ville, South Ca oli a, a d police said the e we e ot “a y sig s of foul play o suspicious ci cumsta ces”.

G ee ville Cou ty Co o e ‘s Office said eme ge cy se vices t eated “a female i ca diac a est” a d a autopsy showed ” o sig s of t auma”, but that the cause of death had ot bee co fi med.

G ee ville Police Depa tme t said office s we e deployed to a epo t of a u espo sive female at 13:51 local time (18:51 BST) o Su day.

“Upo a ival, medical assista ce was admi iste ed; howeve , the i dividual, late ide tified as Hayde Pa ettie e, was p o ou ced deceased at the sce e.”

They added: “The p elimi a y i vestigatio has ot i dicated a y sig s of foul play o suspicious ci cumsta ces. A acquai ta ce of Ms. Pa ettie e placed the 911 call.”

I a sepa ate stateme t, the co o e said “adva ced ca diac life suppo t measu es” we e i itiated, “howeve , esuscitatio effo ts we e u successful, a d the i dividual was p o ou ced deceased at 2:32 PM”.

Pa ettie e’s death was a ou ced by he fathe Skip, who said: “It is with p ofou d sad ess that we sha e the t agic passi g of ou beloved Hayde .

“She was a i c edible light a d a fo ce of atu e who b ought immeasu able love a d joy to all who k ew he a d to the millio s who watched he o sc ee .”

Pa ettie e’s fathe asked fo p ivacy “as ou family takes time to p ocess this u imagi able loss”.

The act ess played a chee leade with supe powe s i He oes a d a up-a d-comi g cou t y si ge i Nashville. Ea lie as a child sta , she had othe memo able oles i cludi g i the films Remembe the Tita s a d Raisi g Hele .

W ite a d p oduce B ya Fulle , who pe ed he cha acte ‘s sto yli e i the fi st seaso of He oes, emembe ed he as “mo e tha a act ess, she was a muse”.

He said: “Wise beyo d he yea s a d al eady saddled with so much of a life, she left a i delible ma k o me as a w ite a d a sto ytelle . I c edibly sad ews.”

Viola Davis, who featu ed alo gside Pa ettie e i 2016 cou t oom d ama film Custody, sha ed a t ibute o I stag am: “What a amazi g tale t you we e… so gifted.”

Davis’s husba d Julius Te o also appea ed i the film, a d she oted how “Julius a d I loved wo ki g with you… a old, wise soul with such a deep hea t”.

Davis added: “I wish the wo ld had mo e time with you because I had a bu i g cu iosity about who you we e becomi g.”

Pa ettie e’s lo g-time f ie d a d O e T ee Hill sta Betha y Joy-Le z, who had k ow he si ce she was a child act ess, said she was “c ushed” by he death.

Sha i g photos of them togethe o li e, she w ote: “I k ew the wild little blo de. Was she i e? Te ? I was eightee . She a th ough the Sc ee Gem studio hallways at 222 E44th St. laughi g a d playi g games i betwee blocki g a d came a ehea sals.

“Lo g, u uly cu ls t aili g behi d he . She k ew he li es a d eve yo e else’s. He i tellige ce was asto ishi g. She u de stood sce es a d ua ce a d huma st uggle like o child I’d eve see o came a. A d she’d sit with you fo a g eat co ve satio , the giggle a d go play.”

She added: “It’s too you g a d the e’s still so much mo e life. A d he daughte …. Hayde , you a e su ou d by love. I’m so y fo eve y mome t I did ‘t each out o check i . This ca ‘t be eal.”

C uel I te tio s act ess Selma Blai paid t ibute o social media, sayi g: “I love you. Do ‘t be go e. Please.”

Si ge Jojo desc ibed it as “devastati g ews”. O he I stag am sto y she w ote: “I am so so y to hea of he passi g. Oh My God.”

Acto s’ u io Sag-Aft a, of which Pa ettie e was a lo gsta di g membe , said “ou hea ts a e with he daughte , family, f ie ds & fa s”.