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Kaylee Hottle, 18, best known for portraying Jia in the Godzilla films, died after a single-vehicle crash in Ijamsville, Maryland; excessive speed is suspected and the driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries; Hottle was pronounced dead at a hospital, and her family and community mourn her loss.
Kaylee Hottle, the 18-year-old deaf actress who played Jia in Godzilla vs. Kong and its sequel, died after a car crash in Maryland; her father disclosed the news via an American Sign Language livestream, saying her heart stopped on the way to the hospital, and she had been an advocate for greater Deaf representation in film.
Kaylee Hottle, an 18-year-old deaf actress who played Jia in Godzilla vs. Kong, died in a fatal single-vehicle crash in Maryland. Authorities cited excessive speed as a contributing factor; she was pronounced dead after being taken to a trauma center. Hottle starred in the 2021 film and the 2024 sequel and was praised for conveying emotion through sign language in her breakout role.