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Deaf Godzilla Actress Dies at 18

curiousJuly 23, 2026·122 words·2 min read

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Deaf Godzilla Actress Dies at 18

Kaylee Hottle was a deaf American actress. She died on Tuesday after a car crash in Maryland. She was 18 years old. Police say the car left the road. They think the car went too fast. The driver was 19. He was hurt, but he is not in danger.

Kaylee was born into a deaf family. Sign language was her first language. As a child, she played a girl called Jia in two Godzilla films. In the films, Jia talks to a giant ape with sign language. Kaylee also taught other actors how to sign.

Her father is also deaf. He told the news on the internet. Her school in Texas is very sad. The school is helping students and teachers now.

Vocabulary Translations· 7 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

deafn.

not able to hear

điếc, khiếm thínhsurdo耳が聞こえないsağır, işitme engellisordogłuchy, niesłyszącyأصمdoofглухой失聪的；聋的청각 장애가 있는

actressn.

a woman who is in films

nữ diễn viênatriz女優kadın oyuncuactrizaktorkaممثلةactriceактриса女演员여배우

crashn.

when a car hits something hard

vụ tai nạn xeacidente, batida (de carro)衝突事故kaza, çarpışmaaccidente, choquewypadek, zderzenieحادث اصطدامongeluk, botsingавария撞车事故충돌 사고

giantadj.

very, very big

khổng lồgigante巨大なdev, devasagiganteolbrzymiعملاقreusachtigгигантский巨大的거대한

apen.

a big animal like a monkey

vượn, khỉ lớn không đuôisímio, macaco grande類人猿（大型のサル）kuyruksuz büyük maymunsimio, mono grandemałpa człekokształtnaقرد ضخم بلا ذيلmensaap, grote aapчеловекообразная обезьяна猿（大型无尾猿猴）유인원 (큰 원숭이)

dangern.

the chance that someone may die

nguy hiểm (nguy kịch tính mạng)perigo (risco de vida)危険（命の危険）tehlike (hayati tehlike)peligro (riesgo de muerte)niebezpieczeństwo (zagrożenie życia)خطر (على الحياة)gevaar (levensgevaar)опасность (угроза жизни)危险（生命危险）위험 (생명의 위험)

sign languagen.

talking with your hands, not your voice

ngôn ngữ ký hiệulíngua de sinais手話işaret dililengua de signosjęzyk migowyلغة الإشارةgebarentaalязык жестов手语수화, 수어