Tim Kring , the creator and showrunner of the hit NBC show Heroes , is remembering cast member Hayden Panettiere after her death at 36.

In an essay published by Variety on Tuesday, August 18, Kring wrote that the actress was “a seasoned professional” when she auditioned for the role of teen cheerleader Claire Bennet, but “unlike many actors who start working as kids, Hayden had no sense of jaded child actor quality to her.”

Kring said, “It was a fait accompli that she would embody the role of Claire Bennet, aka the Cheerleader, from the moment we met her.”

Panettiere played Claire on all four seasons of Heroes from 2006 to 2010 and was one of…

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