Hayden Panettiere Biography: Hayden Leslie Panettiere was born August 21, 1989 in and partly raised in Palisades, Rockland County, New York, the daughter of Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan L. “Skip” Panettiere, a fire department lieutenant. Hayden Panettiere is an American actress and singer,She came to professional prominence at the age of 10 with her portrayal of Sheryl Yoast in Disney’s Remember the Titans, although for five years before that, Panettiere had held roles in two soap operas. She portrayed Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live from 19941997, and Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light from 1996-2000.