By Charlie Lankston
The Hollywood Hills property was once owned by Emma Roberts
Actress Sarah Paulson is preparing to part ways with her longtime Los Angeles abode, putting the midcentury modern Hollywood Hills home on the market for $3 million-just weeks after admitting that she “sometimes” wants to “move away” from the U.S. altogether.
The listing comes just a few months after Paulson, 50, offloaded a very different abode: her luxury Malibu trailer home, which she sold for $1.45 million back in April.
Now, the “American Horror Story” actress is bidding farewell to her main Los Angeles residence, a stunning three-bedroom, four-bathroom property that is nestled in the Hollywood Hills, just above Laurel Canyon-and boasts a very impressive celebrity history.
Paulson, who has been in a relationship with fellow actress Holland Taylor for more than 10 years, bought the property from another very famous face: her “American Horror Story” co-star, Emma Roberts, back in 2016.
The actress paid $1.65 million for the dwelling in an off-market deal-although Roberts later admitted that she should have charged Paulson more for the home after it was revealed that there was a secret swimming pool located on the property.
Speaking to Architectural Digest about her planned renovations for the home, Paulson revealed that she was exploring the option of installing a pool on the grounds, only for the man who came to check out the potential to discover that there was already one there.
“I had the guy come up, and it turns out there is a pool already underneath the ground!” Paulson revealed. “I just saw [Roberts] the other day and I’m like, ‘Did you know you had a pool under there?’ She was like, ‘WHAT! I WOULD HAVE CHARGED YOU SO MUCH MORE MONEY!’”
Today, that pool has been meticulously renovated and restored, and now occupies a sizable portion of the home’s yard, along with the spa.
According to the listing, Paulson worked with landscape architecture firm Johnston Vidal to overhaul the backyard area, with the description hailing the final result as boasting “striking desert-inspired landscaping” that “offers distinct zones for relaxation and entertainment.”
Meanwhile, the inside of the home was given an even more extensive transformation, courtesy of interior design firm Nickey Kehoe, the same company that the actress enlisted to help her with the design of her Malibu trailer home.
“Exceptionally private and filled with character, this midcentury home artfully balances refined detail with a warm, welcoming aesthetic-crafted to feel personal, layered, and quietly luxurious,” the listing crows.
Much like Paulson’s former trailer park dwelling, her Hollywood Hills abode features ample colors and textures, as well as several very luxurious design elements, including heated floors in all of the bathrooms, marble tiles, and enormous glass doors that open up to the backyard from the main living area.
There is also a built-in sound system that provides music throughout every room of the home, as well as a detached one-bedroom ADU-style structure at the back of the home, which has its own bathroom-and could be used as a gym, studio, or a “serene retreat,” per the listing.
Although Paulson has not revealed why she is selling the dwelling, the listing marks the second time in a matter of months that she has put a California property on the market.
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The actress, who was raised in New York, where she began her career on Broadway, spent much of her time on the East Coast in rented apartments-and Roberts’ property was the first home she had ever purchased.
She admitted soon after buying the home that she had not been fully prepared for the lengthy process involved in renovating it to her specific tastes, a process that ultimately took more than a year.
“You live and you learn when you buy your first house and I’m trying to be comforted by the fact everyone says to me that this is par for the course,” she told AD in May 2017. “They just told me to be patient, and that’s not my strong suit.”
Paulson’s purchase of the home came around one year after she and Taylor began dating, and she has maintained the home as her primary residence ever since, revealing in 2024 that she and her partner never officially moved in together.
“We don’t live together, that’s the sort of secret,” she said during an appearance on the “Smartless” podcast after being asked about how the two have stayed so happy together for so long.
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“Holland and I, we spend plenty of time together but we don’t live in the same house. We’ve been together for a long time now and I think part of it has to do with, we’re together when we wanna be and we’re not when we don’t.”
The actress went on to explain that she and Taylor would alternate time between their respective homes, noting that the pair “like to fall asleep holding hands.”
“We sleep holding hands. I like to sleep near her. I don’t want to be around her the rest of the time,” she joked.
Luckily for the couple, Taylor’s home, which she has owned since 2005, according to records, is located just a seven-minute drive from Paulson’s newly listed pad.
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It’s unclear if Paulson is planning to finally move in with her partner, purchase a new Los Angeles dwelling-or perhaps bid farewell to the West Coast once and for all in favor of returning to the Big Apple.
She even admitted recently that she has considered cutting ties with the U.S. altogether over the political climate in the country-revealing in a candid interview with European publication El Pais: “It’s an incredibly difficult time for me. When I watch or read the news, I’m simply perplexed. Sometimes I want to move away.”
Her answer came while she was discussing her status as what El Pais described as a “symbol for the LGBTQ+ community,” a role that she described as being bittersweet because of the pressure that it puts on her relationship with Taylor.
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“I don’t see it as a burden, but I don’t always like feeling like my relationship belongs to someone else,” she explained. “It’s a strange thing. However, what makes me happy is that, in a way, through our relationship, we can set an example of two people who fell in love.
“For many, our age difference [31 years] is very disconcerting. That’s why I like to represent something so positive and unconventional, because living by predetermined social norms is boring, and why would you follow a path that isn’t yours? So yes, I like to represent something so positive. And at the same time, my relationship belongs to me.”
This story originally ran on Realtor.com.
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