'Godzilla vs. Kong' Star Kaylee Hottle Dead at 18
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Key Points:
- Kaylee Hottle, a deaf actress known for her role as Jia in the "Godzilla" films, died in a car accident in Maryland at the age of 18.
- Her father, Joshua Hottle, shared the tragic news via a live stream in ASL, explaining he had to fly from Texas to claim her body.
- Kaylee was involved in a serious accident, and officials informed her father that her heart stopped en route to the hospital.
- An Atlanta native from a multi-generational deaf family, Kaylee began acting in commercials at age 9 and appeared in a Glide PSA for the deaf community.
- She starred in "Godzilla vs. Kong" (2021) and reprised her role in "Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire" (2024), and also appeared in the "Magnum P.I." reboot series.
