Kaylee Hottle

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Kaylee Hottle
Born2007or2008(age 17–18) [1]
OccupationActress
Years active2021-present

Kaylee Hottle (born 2007) is an American actress who stars in and is primarily known for her appearance in the 2021 film Godzilla vs. Kong and its 2024 sequel film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire . For the latter, she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.

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Background

Hottle was born in 2007 to an all-deaf family, with her father's side having four generations of deaf relatives, and is fluent in American Sign Language. [2] In 2017, she appeared in a commercial for the video relay service Convo. [1] She also appeared in other commercials, [2] as well as the informational project 10 Deaf Children: One powerful Message, aimed at promoting support for the Deaf community in their pursuit of equal rights. [3] She attends the Texas School for the Deaf in Austin, Texas [4] where she competes in Track and Field.

For the 2021 film Godzilla vs. Kong , casting-director Sarah Halley Finn looked for a deaf actress for the deaf character Jia through a network of casting-directors and theaters, [2] and she was guided to Hottle by an assistant director from the earlier film Kong: Skull Island who saw her in a Convo commercial. [1] The film was Hottle's feature-film debut. Starring actors, Rebecca Hall and Alexander Skarsgård, learned ASL so they and Hottle could communicate on set when not acting, [5] like how Jia uses ASL to communicate with Kong. Hottle reprised her role as Jia for the 2024 film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire , [6] for which she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor at the 52nd Saturn Awards. [7] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nudo, Meredith (March 27, 2024). "'Godzilla x Kong' series' Kaylee Hottle forging bright future in Hollywood". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Thompson, Avery (March 31, 2021). "Kaylee Hottle: 5 Things About The Deaf Actress Who's 'Godzilla Vs. Kong's Breakout Star". Hollywood Life . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ↑ Staff (March 27, 2024). "'Speak up and follow your dreams.' Kaylee Hottle Gives Advice for the Hearing Impaired Ahead of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire". Young Entertainment. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  4. ↑ Knight, Drew (April 1, 2021). "Texas School for the Deaf student lands monster-sized role in 'Godzilla vs. Kong'". kvue.com. KVUE . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Maria (March 25, 2021). "We Hung Out With Alexander Skarsgård On The Set Of 'Godzilla Vs Kong' And It Was Wild". Junkee . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ Warren, Peter (March 25, 2024). "Kaylee Hottle, actor with Texas School for the Deaf roots, stars in Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ "The 52nd Annual Saturn Awards Nominations". saturnawards.org. Saturn Awards . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  8. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (December 5, 2024). "'Dune: Part Two', 'Fallout' Lead Saturn Awards Nominations". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 11, 2024.
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