Hayden Panettiere
Panettiere in 2009, photo by Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Hayden Lesley Panettiere
Place of Birth: Palisades, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 21, 1989
Ethnicity: Italian, German, and English
Hayden Panettiere is an American actress, model, singer, and activist. Her roles include the Scream universe, as well as the films Dinosaur, Remember the Titans, Joe Somebody, Raising Helen, Ice Princess, Shanghai Kiss, I Love You, Beth Cooper; The Forger, and Custody, and television’s One Life to Live, Guiding Light, Tiger Cruise, Heroes, and Nashville.
She is the daughter of Alan Panettiere and Lesley R. Vogel, an actress. Her brother was actor Jansen Panettiere. She has a daughter with her former fiancé, Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko.
Her mother is of half Italian descent. Her other roots include German and English. Her surname, Panettiere, is also Italian; it is pronounced pan-uh-tee-air-ee, and means “baker” in Italian. She has a tattoo of the Italian words Vivere senza rimipianti on her left flank. It means “To live without regrets,” although the third word should be spelled rimpianti.
Hayden has said:
My mom is from Kentucky and my [paternal] grandmother is from Corpus Christi, so I had a better understanding of the South than the average person moving from New York. At my core, this is the kind of person I am and want to be. I like being in a place where people appreciate the little things and don’t need a lot of stuff to be happy. You can put a group of Southerners in any scenario and they’ll have a good time.
Hayden’s paternal grandmother is Nann Nix Boland (the daughter of Joseph Edmond Boland and Elva Irene Cavnor/Cavnar). Nann was born in Texas. Joseph was the son of David Edmond Boland and Margaret May/Mae/Maye “Maggie” Fondren.
Hayden’s maternal grandfather is John Leslie Vogel (the son of John Raymond Vogel and Elizabeth Francis Long). Hayden’s grandfather John was born in Kentucky. Hayden’s great-grandfather John was the son of John J. Vogel and Anna F. Miller, who were the children of German parents. Hayden’s great-grandmother Elizabeth was the daughter of Leslie Preston Long and Hulda Frances Bessie Wilson, who had English ancestry.
Hayden’s maternal grandmother is Eunice B. “Tam” Latty (the daughter of Salvino/Salvin Frank Latty and Rose/Rosyln L. Shaw). Eunice was born in Maine, to Italian parents. Rose was the daughter of Joseph Shaw and Maria/Mary Pagoni.
Sources: Hayden’s paternal grandfather, Dominick N. Panettiere, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Hayden’s paternal great-grandfather, Donato/Daniel Panettieri/Panettiere – https://www.familysearch.org
Hayden’s paternal grandmother, Nann Nix Boland, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Hayden’s paternal great-grandmother, Elva Irene Cavnor/Cavnar, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Hayden’s maternal grandfather, John Leslie Vogel, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Hayden’s maternal grandmother, Eunice B. “Tam” Latty, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Hayden’s maternal great-grandmother, Rose/Rosyln L. Shaw, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
i think she probably has some german in her too, her mums surname was Vogel which is very german and she looks quite german too :)
To me, her features such as her nose look Italian, while hair and eyes colours look German. Very pretty!
she is biracial
absolutely stunning .. very italian looking
and joel, my great grandfather was an italian immigrant with blonde hair, it is not unusual at all.
Maybe your great grandfather was but generally Italians are dark haired and more olive complexions compared to Hayden!
You obviously are not Italian and have never visited Italy. Italians are NOT generally dark haired and olive skinned. You have been watching too many movies and buying into the false stereotypes. We’re also not gangsters, lol! I am 100% Northern Italian background, fair skinned, dark blond with dark eyes. My father is blue eyed and all my relatives in Italy are light skinned and hair with blue eyes. Mostly Southern Italians immigrated to the U.S., and many of them do tend to be darker than Northerners, However, there are MANY blonde, blue eyed Southern Italians and Sicilians as well.
Please don’t speak when you don’t know what you’re talking about.
PPl on here use stereotypes as reference to race,And the ppl they see in movies.They will never travel and see the diversity of the world.No matter it do not matter what these ppl think any way.
I think people are being throw because of her Blonde hair. Actually her natural color more of a brown color.
Her hair is naturally curly and it’s a golden/dirty blonde.