Hayden Panettiere, who is best known for her starring roles in TV shows like Heroes and Nashville, died on Sunday at age 36. She leaves behind a daughter, Kaya Evdokia Klitschko, who is 11. In a statement to TIME, Greenville Police say that officers “responded to a report of an unresponsive female” at an address in Greenville, South Carolina, just before 2 p.m.
Read More: Hayden Panettiere’s Life Since Becoming a Mom Has ‘Evolved in a Beautiful Way’ Greenville Police also confirm that “the preliminary investigation has not indicated any signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances” and that “an acquaintance of Ms. Panettiere placed the 911 call.” Audio obtained by the New York Post reveals that first responders tried to resuscitate someone—allegedly Panettiere—with “advanced cardiac life support.” A medic can be heard saying “overdose” and then “CPR is in progress.” However, Greenville Police tell TIME that they are unable to verify the audio and say that it is “not ours.” Her father, Skip Panettiere, confirmed the actress’s death in a statement shared with ABC News, which broke the news early Monday. The actress’s publicist, Kasey Kitchen, said there is “an investigation ongoing” into Panettiere’s death, according to NBC News.
TIME has reached out to Kitchen for additional comment. Tributes have been pouring in for the actress, who also voiced Dot in Pixar’s A Bug’s Life in 1998. Academy Award winner Viola Davis, who starred alongside Panettiere in the 2016 drama Custody, described her as “an amazing talent,” in a post on social media.
Rest well, Hayden.” Actress Bethany Joy Lenz, a longtime friend, said that she was “crushed” in a post on social media. She understood scenes and nuance and human struggle like no child I’d ever seen on camera,” Lenz continued. I don’t know how to process this,” she said alongside images of the two together.
Rosie O’Donnell simply posted: “Oh my god - heartbroken.” Actress Taryn Manning described Panettiere as “such a sweetheart- so rad - down to earth, kind, and consistently the same every time I saw her,” in a tribute on Instagram. She went on to star in 27 episodes of the TV series One Life to Live between 1994 and 1997. She was regularly cast in shows and movies throughout the 2000s, including Raising Helen, Remember the Titans, and Scream 4.
One of her most prominent roles began in 2006, playing Claire Bennet in the sci-fi action series Heroes. She also played Juliette Barnes, one of the leading roles in the drama series Nashville, which followed the lives of country music artists in Tennessee. Panettiere returned to the Scream horror franchise in 2023, for its sixth installment.
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