1. She's a real life hero who is the spokesperson for www.savethewhalesagain.org
2. She is Clari Bennet on NBC's Heroes.
3. She is down to earth.

November 16, 2007

So this is what she gets for trying to save the world.

Japanese authorities have issued an arrest warrant for actress Hayden Panettiere, 18, who plays the cheerleader Claire Bennet on NBC's "Heroes."

Panettiere and members of Save the Whales tried to confront Japanese fisherman on a dolphin hunt near the town of Taiji in southwestern Japan on Oct. 30.

The actress and budding activist told E! News that she was not worried about the warrant.

"I'd do it again," she said. "Very possibly, might do it again."

The protest gained worldwide coverage after a video of the incident, which included Panettiere crying, hit the Internet.

"I was very excited that people were interested in what we did," she said. "In [Hollywood], you tend to only get publicity for not wearing underwear or going to rehab."

Source: November 16, 2007 http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/people/653476,CST-FTR-hayden16.article