Hollywood icon Angelina Jolie has officially listed her renowned Los Angeles estate for a substantial $29.9 million. This move comes nearly two years after the actress expressed her desire to relocate overseas.
The 50-year-old actress acquired the historic property, originally owned by legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, for $24.5 million in 2017. This purchase occurred shortly after her high-profile divorce from fellow actor Brad Pitt, and the estate has served as her primary residence ever since.
Speculation about the potential sale began circulating in August 2025. This was after Jolie disclosed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that she planned to leave Los Angeles once her youngest child reached the age of 18.
In a 2024 interview, Jolie revealed that her divorce agreement with Pitt, which was finalized that year, required her to stay in California until their children were adults. However, she expressed her longing to spend significant time in Cambodia once she was free to move.
“I grew up in this town. I’m here because I have to be due to the divorce, but once they’re 18, I’ll be able to leave,” Jolie explained.
She added, “When you have a large family, you want them to have privacy, peace, and safety. I have a house now to raise my children, but sometimes this place lacks the humanity I found elsewhere in the world. After Los Angeles, I’ll spend considerable time in Cambodia and visit family members wherever they are globally.”
Now, just two months before Jolie’s youngest children, twins Knox and Vivienne, are due to celebrate their 18 birthdays, it appears the actress is starting to finalize her plans to leave L.A. by listing her six-bedroom, 10-bathroom estate, where she has lived with her kids since she and Pitt split.
As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the property — which sits on nearly two acres of lush land — is listed with Jon Grauman of Resident Group and Ernie Carswell of Sotheby’s International Realty.
Jolie’s name is not mentioned in the listing, which went live on May 4; however, the property’s illustrious history features prominently in the description, which described the home as an “iconic compound.”
“The legendary Cecil B. DeMille estate is now discretely being offered, marking a once-in-a-generation opportunity to own a piece of Hollywood history — an iconic compound from which Hollywood’s future was shaped, and where Mr. DeMille helped define the industry as the entertainment capital of the world,” it reads.
“Originally conceived in 1913 by architect B. Cooper Corbett, the high-walled estate stands as a cornerstone of Hollywood’s architectural and cultural legacy. Acquired by Cecil B. DeMille in 1916, it quickly evolved into a sanctuary of cinematic innovation and social grandeur.”
The listing notes that the existing property was expanded by DeMille in 1920, when he acquired a neighboring abode that was once home to Charlie Chaplin — and then set about connecting the two dwellings “by way of a graceful glass corridor.”
“This union of artistry and vision transformed the property into a singular masterpiece, embodying the glamour and creative force of Hollywood’s Golden Age,” the description goes on.
While much is made of the home’s impressive Hollywood history, the listing features little to no information about the changes that Jolie has made to the dwelling since moving in nearly 10 years ago — and it features no interior images of the property, likely in a bid to protect the actress’s privacy.
Among the upscale amenities that are mentioned in the description are a fitness studio, a tea house, a guest house studio with its own living room, fireplace, and private gated entry, and a pool house, as well as a “separate garage with security station.”
“Perched at the highest point within the prestigious Laughlin Park enclave, the grounds command sweeping views of the Hollywood Hills and Griffith Observatory — adding further romance to this timeless legacy estate,” the description adds.
DeMille purchased the original property for just $27,893 in 1916 — and he lived at the estate until his death in 1959. Since then, the extraordinary compound has changed hands on just a few occasions, with records showing that it was sold for just $1.5 million in 1990 and remained with that same buyer for nearly 30 years before it was purchased by Jolie.
When the actress bought the property, it had just undergone an extensive six-year renovation, which included the grounds and the swimming pool.
“A newer classic old Hollywood style pool with arched fountains, surrounded by rolling lawns, specimen trees, rose gardens and dramatic views from the Observatory to Ocean sunsets,” the original listing description said.
Last year, Jolie opened up the property to loved ones who had been impacted by the 2025 California wildfires, with an unnamed source revealing at the time that she had been left “heartbroken for those who lost their homes” and was “doing everything she [could] to help.”
The actress later confirmed those reports, revealing in a video obtained by the Daily Mail: “Yeah, we’re having people at our house. Right now I’m taking care of people close to me and having them at my house.”
Jolie has not yet commented on the property’s listing — and it is unclear whether she plans to offload her other US dwellings ahead of her reported move abroad, although she has previously revealed that her apartment in New York City is currently being used as a “crash pad” by her children: Knox, Vivienne, Maddox, 24, Pax, 22, Zahara, 21, and Shiloh, 19.
In a March 2025 interview with the New York Times, the “Salt” star explained that one of her sons had taken up residence at the dwelling, but noted that it was routinely used by all of her children whenever they were in the city.
“The other day I said I was going to pop by, and he was like, can you just give me a day to clean?” she joked. “I thought, ‘I appreciate that, you should clean up for your mother. But also, how bad is it?’”
Jolie purchased that property when she was in her 20s, having sold another Manhattan dwelling for $2.8 million in 2004.
The actress also owns several properties in Cambodia, purchasing her first dwelling in the country soon after she adopted her son, Maddox, who was born in the country. She later noted that she hoped having a home in his home nation would help him to stay connected to his culture.
In 2019, she revealed a very rare glimpse inside the dwelling, when she shot a Guerlain commercial at the home.
