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==Background== |
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Hottle was born around {{Birth based on age as of date|16|2024|March| |
Hottle was born around {{Birth based on age as of date|16|2024|March|17|noage=1}}.<ref name="nudo" /> She was born to an all-deaf family, with her father's side having four generations of deaf relatives, and is fluent in [[American Sign Language]].<ref name="thompson">{{cite news | last=Thompson | first=Avery | url=https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is-kaylee-hottle-godzilla-vs-kong-4362157/ | title=Kaylee Hottle: 5 Things About The Deaf Actress Who's 'Godzilla Vs. Kong's Breakout Star | work=[[Hollywood Life]] | date=March 31, 2021 | accessdate=March 28, 2024 }}</ref> In 2017, she appeared in a commercial for the video relay service Convo.<ref name="nudo">{{cite news | last=Nudo | first=Meredith | url=https://www.chron.com/culture/tv/article/godzilla-kong-deaf-actress-19367942.php | title= 'Godzilla x Kong' series' Kaylee Hottle forging bright future in Hollywood | work=[[Houston Chronicle]] | date=March 27, 2024 | accessdate=March 28, 2024 }}</ref> She also appeared in other commercials,<ref name="thompson" /> 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.<ref>{{cite news | author=Staff | url=https://youngentertainmentmag.com/speak-follow-dreams-kaylee-hottle-gives-advice-hearing-impaired-ahead-godzilla-x-kong-new-empire/ | title='Speak up and follow your dreams.' Kaylee Hottle Gives Advice for the Hearing Impaired Ahead of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | work=Young Entertainment | date=March 27, 2024 | accessdate=March 28, 2024 }}</ref> |
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For the 2021 film ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'', the casting director Sarah Halley Finn looked for a deaf actor for the film's deaf character Jia through a network of casting directors and theaters,<ref name="thompson" /> and she was guided to Hottle by an assistant director from the earlier film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' who saw her in a Convo commercial.<ref name="nudo" /> The film was Hottle's feature-film debut. The film's starring actors, [[Rebecca Hall]] and [[Alexander Skarsgård]], learned ASL so they and Hottle could communicate on set when not in character.<ref>{{cite news | last=Lewis | first=Maria | url=https://junkee.com/alexander-skarsgard-godzilla-vs-kong-interview/291191 | title=We Hung Out With Alexander Skarsgård On The Set Of 'Godzilla Vs Kong' And It Was Wild | work=[[Junkee]] | date=March 25, 2021 | accessdate=March 28, 2024 }}</ref> In the film, her character uses ASL to communicate with the giant gorilla [[King Kong|Kong]]. Hottle reprised her role as Jia for the 2024 film ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]''.<ref>{{cite news | last=Warren | first=Peter | url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/kaylee-hottle-deaf-actress-18752370.php | title=Kaylee Hottle, actor with Texas School for the Deaf roots, stars in Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire | work=[[Houston Chronicle]] | date=March 25, 2024 | accessdate=March 28, 2024 }}</ref> |
For the 2021 film ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'', the casting director Sarah Halley Finn looked for a deaf actor for the film's deaf character Jia through a network of casting directors and theaters,<ref name="thompson" /> and she was guided to Hottle by an assistant director from the earlier film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' who saw her in a Convo commercial.<ref name="nudo" /> The film was Hottle's feature-film debut. The film's starring actors, [[Rebecca Hall]] and [[Alexander Skarsgård]], learned ASL so they and Hottle could communicate on set when not in character.<ref>{{cite news | last=Lewis | first=Maria | url=https://junkee.com/alexander-skarsgard-godzilla-vs-kong-interview/291191 | title=We Hung Out With Alexander Skarsgård On The Set Of 'Godzilla Vs Kong' And It Was Wild | work=[[Junkee]] | date=March 25, 2021 | accessdate=March 28, 2024 }}</ref> In the film, her character uses ASL to communicate with the giant gorilla [[King Kong|Kong]]. Hottle reprised her role as Jia for the 2024 film ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]''.<ref>{{cite news | last=Warren | first=Peter | url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/kaylee-hottle-deaf-actress-18752370.php | title=Kaylee Hottle, actor with Texas School for the Deaf roots, stars in Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire | work=[[Houston Chronicle]] | date=March 25, 2024 | accessdate=March 28, 2024 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:49, 10 May 2024
Kaylee Hottle | |
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| Born | 2007 or 2008 (age 16–17)[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2021 to present |
Kaylee Hottle is a deaf American actress who stars in the 2021 film Godzilla vs. Kong and the 2024 film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
Background
Hottle was born around 2007 or 2008.[1] She was born 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]
For the 2021 film Godzilla vs. Kong, the casting director Sarah Halley Finn looked for a deaf actor for the film's 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. The film's starring actors, Rebecca Hall and Alexander Skarsgård, learned ASL so they and Hottle could communicate on set when not in character.[4] In the film, her character uses ASL to communicate with the giant gorilla Kong. Hottle reprised her role as Jia for the 2024 film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.[5]
She attends the Texas School for the Deaf in Austin, Texas.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Nudo, Meredith (March 27, 2024). "'Godzilla x Kong' series' Kaylee Hottle forging bright future in Hollywood". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.