Traffic Accident Claims 18-Year-Old “Godzilla Vs. Kong” Star, Kaylee Hottle
Super tragic news…Kaylee Hottle, the young actress known for her role in the Godzilla vs. Kong franchise, died Monday in a car accident in Frederick, Maryland. She was 18.
Her father, Joshua Hottle, announced her passing via Facebook livestream in American Sign Language, confirming he was traveling from Texas to claim her body. Texas School For The Deaf, where Hottle was a senior, also released a statement confirming her death.
Hottle, born May 1, 2007, in Atlanta, portrayed deaf orphan Jia in both 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong and 2024’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, earning a Saturn Award nomination for the latter. She came from a multi-generational deaf family and was also a track-and-field athlete.