Hayden Panettiere Dead: Viola Davis, Selma Blair, More Pay Tribute


Hayden Panettiere is gone but not forgotten.

Following the news that the Bring It On: All or Nothing actress died Aug. 16 at the age of 36, her fellow Hollywood stars paid tribute to her.

Underneath Hayden’s final Instagram post shared in July, Selma Blair wrote, “I love you. Don’t be gone. Don’t be gone. Please. Please,” later adding, “I’m dying. Please be here.”

Viola Davis, who starred alongside Hayden in 2016’s Custody, remembered her as “an amazing talent.”

“Julius [Tennon] and I loved working with you,” Viola wrote in her Aug. 17 Instagram post, “an old, wise soul with such a deep heart. I wish the world had more time with you because I had a burning curiosity about who you were becoming. I saw this beautiful Phoenix rising from the ashes. Your tests became your testimony, and your testimony became your legacy.”

“You will be remembered,” the Fences star added. “Rest well, Hayden. Sending healing prayers to your family, your daughter, and all who loved you. May they always speak your name.”

Her Guiding Light costar Bethany Joy Lenz also shared heartbreaking memories from their decades-long friendship.