For drawing the attention of daytime viewers to the disease, and for improving national awareness, the Leukaemia & Lymphoma Society gave her its Special Recognition Award. Panettiere appeared on Fox’s Ally McBeal as the title character’s daughter, had a recurring guest role on Malcolm in the Middle and guest starred in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Panettiere became most prominent as Claire Bennet in the NBC series Heroes, which was created by Tim Kring, as a high school cheerleader with regenerative healing powers. The appearance was engineered by her mother and involved a male “fan” discussing her work with her, instigating a jealous reaction from the man’s spouse. Panettiere has appeared in over a dozen full-length feature films. in 2008, Panettiere appeared in the drama Fireflies in the Garden as a younger version of Emily Watson’s character, Jane Lawrence. Panettiere voices Kairi in the Kingdom Hearts series created by Square Enix, but was replaced by Alyson Stoner for Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. She also voices Xion in the secret ending of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, replacing the character’s original voice actress Alyson Stoner.
