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Large hillside estate with a swimming pool, lounge chairs, umbrellas, and lush tropical landscaping under a clear sky.
The home is high in the Hollywood Hills.
  • Helen Mirren is selling her Hollywood Hills home for nearly $13 million.
  • It has 10,199 square feet of living space across a main house, a guesthouse, and an apartment.
  • The property also has a pool with stunning views of Hollywood Boulevard.

It’s not every day you get to peek inside a piece of Hollywood history.

This Hollywood Hills mansion, currently owned by Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford, was built in 1910 for Dustin Farnum, “the Clark Gable of the silent screen,” according to his obituary.

Since then, it’s changed hands relatively few times, especially by Los Angeles’ standards. It’s been called home by journalist and film producer Mark Hellinger, actor and one of the first female executive producers in TV history, Gail Patrick, and now Mirren and Hackford, who’ve owned the property since the ’80s. It was also used as a filming location for the show Patrick is most famous for producing, “Perry Mason.”

“This is a truly rare opportunity to acquire one of the Hollywood Hills’ most historically significant and private estates,” said listing agent Jonas Heller. “Properties of this caliber, with such a rich legacy and expansive acreage, seldom become available.”

The gated estate, which has a total of seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, is on the market for $12,995,000. It has undergone a few price cuts over the years, as Mirren and Hackford relocated from Los Angeles to Lake Tahoe. It was listed for sale in 2023 at $16.99 million and then saw subsequent price cuts in 2024, 2025, and 2026, per Zillow.

Take a look inside a piece of Hollywood history.

This 6.5-acre Hollywood Hills estate was built in 1910 for silent film star Dustin Farnum.
Aerial view of a hillside estate with pool overlooking a sprawling Los Angeles city skyline.
It’s been owned by Helen Mirren and her husband, director Taylor Hackford, since the ’80s.
White two-story house with black shutters, a front fountain, landscaped greenery, and a wide driveway under a clear sky.
The 6,000-square-foot main house has four bedrooms and five bathrooms.
Elegant home entryway with wood floors, staircase, chandelier, console table, arched mirror, and dark upholstered bench.
One of the first rooms you see upon entering the home is this cozy living room.
Elegant living room with cream sectional sofa, grand piano, fireplace, coffee table, and French doors.
Double doors from the living room open into a wood-paneled study.
Wood-paneled lounge with a curved white chaise, built-in shelves, open double doors, and a bright adjoining living room.
A photograph of Mirren’s costar in “The Pledge,” Jack Nicholson, hangs over one of the property’s three fireplaces.
Wood-paneled library with built-in shelves, armchairs, a fireplace, coffee table, and an Albert Einstein portrait.
Off the study is a bar and more seating.
Wood-paneled lounge with chairs, green marble table, home bar, lamps, and a framed Marilyn Monroe portrait.
The bar can be hidden behind doors, giving it a speakeasy feel.
Wood-paneled home bar with three stools, glass shelving, open folding doors, floor lamp, and a framed Marilyn Monroe portrait.
On the other side of the living room is this formal dining room.
Elegant dining room with a long wooden table, white chairs, potted tree, French doors, and adjoining lounge.
The home’s bright, airy feel continues into the kitchen.
Bright white kitchen with marble counters, glass-front cabinets, pendant bulbs, large windows, and terracotta tile flooring.
The bedrooms are found on the second floor.
Bright interior stair landing with wood steps, white railings, abstract wall art, chandelier, and sofa seating area.
They all have large windows showcasing views of Los Angeles.
Spacious bedroom suite with a fireplace, large bed, seating area, round wall mirror, and sunlit windows.
Here’s the same bedroom at night, with LA’s lights twinkling in the distance.
Luxury bedroom with open balcony doors, city lights view, fireplace, seating area, and large windows at dusk.
The primary bedroom has a large bathroom with a separate dressing area.
Bright white dressing area with mirrored closet doors, window shades, dresser, ottoman, and adjoining bathroom.
Another bathroom has a vintage-inspired glass-block shower.
Spacious bathroom with glass-block shower enclosure, stone tile walls and floors, window, bathtub, vanity, and vase of flowers.
This bathroom’s centerpiece is, of course, the flamingo wallpaper.
Narrow dressing area with pink flamingo wallpaper, white wainscoting, vanity table, mirror, chair, sconces, and framed portraits.
The vintage vibes continue with this bathroom’s dark walls, floor, and ceiling, as well as the pineapple light fixtures.
Narrow dark bathroom with white sink and toilet, copper-framed mirror, framed portraits, windows, and warm wall lights.
The bathrooms and bedrooms feature plenty of windows to take in natural light. Many of the bedrooms have balconies, too.
Bedroom with a made bed, bedside lamps, gray bench, and open balcony doors overlooking city lights at night.
Here’s the view from one of the terraces.
Covered balcony with chairs overlooks a turquoise pool, palm trees, lush hillside landscaping, and a distant city view.
The property also includes an inground pool, walking paths, a guesthouse, and a four-car garage with a one-bedroom apartment.
Aerial view of a large hillside villa with a swimming pool, lounge chairs, umbrellas, and lush gardens.
The heated pool has a diving board.
Outdoor swimming pool with lounge chairs, striped umbrellas, palm trees, and a large house at dusk.
There’s also a more formal outdoor seating area.
Outdoor dining table with white chairs in a landscaped hillside garden beside a house and pool at dusk.
The 3,100-square-foot guesthouse has three bedrooms and its own fenced-in yard.
Two-story house with green trim sits among dense hillside gardens, palm trees, and outdoor steps.
The pool’s views are almost unbeatable.
Rectangular outdoor swimming pool bordered by lounge chairs and tall palm trees overlooking a distant city skyline at dusk.
But the view of the house itself at dusk might have the slight edge.
Illuminated hillside villa with a swimming pool and palm-filled garden at dusk.
For $12.995 million, this piece of Hollywood history could be yours.
Large illuminated hillside home with landscaped gardens and a swimming pool at dusk.
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