Kaylee Hottle, who played Jia in the Godzilla films, has died at 18 after a car accident in Maryland. Her death has prompted tributes to the young deaf actor whose performance brought her wide recognition.

Kaylee Hottle, the Deaf actor known for playing Jia in Godzilla vs. Kong and its sequel, has died at the age of 18. 

Kaylee Hottle, whose performance as Jia brought authentic deaf representation to the "Godzilla" franchise, died Tuesday morning at 18 after a tragic car accident.

Kaylee Hottle, the deaf actress who won over "Godzilla vs. Kong" audiences as the sign-language-fluent Jia, died early Tuesday in a car crash in Frederick, Maryland.

Kaylee Hottle, the young Deaf actor who played Jia in Godzilla vs. Kong and other MonsterVerse films, has tragically died in a car accident.

Kaylee Hottle was deaf, and so was the character who made her famous: Jia, the young girl who signed to King Kong. Her father says she was killed in a car accident in Maryland on Tuesday morning. A…