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Hayden Panettiere said she wanted to \u201cleave the world a better place than [she] found it\u201d in her last interview before her tragic death at 36.<\/p>\n

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The late actress made the haunting remark while promoting her memoir,\u00a0\u201cThis Is Me: A Reckoning,\u201d at a Los Angeles book event hosted by Book Soup at the Harmony Gold Theater on May 26.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can hopefully leave the world a better place than I found it,\u201d she shared at the time. \u201cThe strength is in our vulnerability.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the discussion, the \u201cNashville\u201d star also revealed that many other Hollywood people related to the struggles she divulged in her book, which made writing about her trauma \u201cworth it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo many people have come up to me within the industry and outside of the industry and shared their stories with me and said, \u2018Because you\u2019ve talked about your mental health, it gave me the courage to be honest about mine and get myself help, and you saved my life,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

When asked what she wanted to manifest next in her career, Panettiere said she \u201cwould love to direct,\u201d especially so she could protect other child actors like herself. <\/p>\n

\u201cI really want to direct and be that person that creates a safe environment for actors and be like, this is the experience you\u2019re supposed to have,\u201d she said. \u201cI would love to produce.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople don\u2019t always understand what they\u2019re asking of young actors emotionally,\u201d she explained. \u201cI remember having to advocate for younger performers and stepping in when people expected too much from them. I become very protective.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf somebody\u2019s pushing a child too hard, that\u2019s when I start growling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Panettiere\u2019s death was announced by her dad, Skip, Sunday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her \u2014 and to the millions who watched her onscreen. We ask for privacy as our family takes time to process this unimaginable loss,\u201d he told Page Six.<\/p>\n

According to 911 dispatch audio obtained by Page Six, the \u201cHeroes\u201d alum died in her South Carolina home after an \u201coverdose.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read more Listen to Hayden Panettiere 911 dispatch audio as cops called to \u2018cardiac arrest\u2019 and \u2018overdose\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Paramedics responded to a call about an \u201cunidentified female\u201d in \u201ccardiac arrest\u201d on Sunday and, within minutes, \u201cCPR [was] in progress.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emergency responders attempted to resuscitate Panettiere at her apartment complex with \u201cadvanced cardiac life support\u201d and chest compressions, but she was pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m.<\/p>\n

Her cause of death is not yet known at this time, though there were reportedly\u00a0no signs of foul play.<\/p>\n

The Golden Globe nominee has been open about her\u00a0struggles with opioid and alcohol addiction\u00a0and\u00a0postpartum depression.<\/p>\n

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Panettiere is survived by daughter Kaya, 11, whom she shared with the retired heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko.<\/p>\n

The former couple got engaged in 2013 and split in 2018. That same year, she relinquished custody of her only child.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the hardest thing I could do,\u201d she\u00a0told People. \u201cBut the best thing for my daughter was to make sure she was okay, take care of myself and make sure I could be a good mom to her. And sometimes that means letting go.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you or someone you care about is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call SAMHSA\u2019s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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