{"id":817464,"date":"2026-08-18T08:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/817464\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T08:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:40:12","slug":"hayden-panettiere-death-have-fans-reminiscing-about-ice-princess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/817464\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayden Panettiere Death Have Fans Reminiscing About ‘Ice Princess’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tHayden Panettiere\u2019s most notable roles <\/a>might have been in Heroes, Nashville and the Scream franchise, but her performance in one small Disney<\/a> movie also had quite the lasting impact on fans.<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing the news of Panettiere\u2019s death<\/a> at age 36 on Sunday, fans have flooded TikTok to pay tribute to the actress and her many beloved roles throughout her career. But her 2005 Disney movie Ice Princess, which saw her star opposite Michelle Trachtenberg<\/a> (who died last year at age 39<\/a>), appears to have struck a specific chord for many.<\/p>\n

\n\tVideo compilations of Trachtenberg and Panettiere\u2019s characters, Casey Carlyle and Gen Harwood, respectively, have been circulating on social media Monday, with many fans acknowledging the film\u2019s comforting nostalgia amid the tragedy.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOur ice princesses are together again,\u201d one fan wrote, while another person shared, \u201cRIP to our ice princesses. This is the movie that inspired me to start figure skating and will always hold a special place in my heart.\u201d Another fan also wrote in a video, \u201cNow they will skate together on ice for eternity. RIP queens,\u201d while one person added, \u201cHayden and Michelle 4ever loved and remembered by the girls who grew up watching Ice Princess.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIce Princess followed Casey, a brainy high school student, who gives up her path to Harvard to pursue her newfound dream of being a professional\u00a0figure skater. Panettiere played Casey\u2019s main rival-turned- supportive ally. <\/p>\n

\n\tWhile it underperformed at the box office upon its release in 2005, the recent reactions from fans highlight how the film became a childhood touchstone for many older Gen Zers and younger millennials, especially women. The film\u2019s empowering message about self-discovery and combining academics and athleticism also contributed to its impact on young girls at the time.<\/p>\n

\n\tBoth Panettiere\u2019s and Trachtenberg\u2019s unexpected deaths occurring at a young age and within two years of each other have come as a shock to Ice Princess fans, as they continue to remember both women on social media. \u201cCan\u2019t believe both of our ice princesses are gone,\u201d another person wrote on TikTok.<\/p>\n

\n\tKim Cattrall, who played Tina Harwood, the pushy figure skating coach and mom in the film, also took a moment to pay tribute to Panettiere<\/a> on Instagram, writing<\/a> on Monday, \u201cRest in peace sweet Hayden. Gone far too soon.\u201d<\/p>\n