US actress Kaylee Hottle, 18, who starred in "Godzilla vs. Kong" and its 2024 sequel "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire," has died in a car crash in Maryland. Her father, Joshua Hottle, announced her death in a video.
NYTimes – US A deaf teenage actress, she appeared in “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.”
NYTimes – US A deaf teenage actress, she appeared in “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.”
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