Hayden Panettiere and how Hollywood fails to protect women

NPR | By Elena Burnett,

Juana Summers, Sarah Handel

Published August 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM CDT

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Marlow Stern, chief correspondent for Variety, about actress Hayden Panettiere's life and career after her death at age 36.

Elena Burnett

Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a host of NPR's All Things Considered.

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Sarah Handel

Hayden Panettiere and how Hollywood fails to protect women

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