Wednesday 18 May 2022 05:49 PM Anya Taylor-Joy snaps up a former hunting cabin tucked away in the Hollywood ... trends now
Anya Taylor-Joy cemented her connection to Hollywood recently by purchasing a stylish home in the Hollywood Hills that once reportedly served as a hunting cabin.
The 26-year-old Queen's Gambit star shelled out $2.3 million for the 2,310-square-foot house that dates back at least to 1921, Dirt reported on Wednesday.
The rising star's newest purchase comes shortly after she appeared in the critically acclaimed but underperforming Viking epic The Northman.
Setting down roots: Anya Taylor-Joy, 26, has purchased a secluded wooden home in the Hollywood Hills for $2.3 million, Dirt reported on Wednesday
Following some early work in television, Anya burst onto the scene with the critically acclaimed period horror film The Witch in 2015 (directed by her Northman helmer Robert Eggers), and she subsequently appeared in M. Night Shyamalan's hit thrillers Split and Glass, as well as last year's Last Night In Soho.
She'll next be seen in David O. Russell's period film Amsterdam.
Her new home was previously owned and sold by the Australian writer and director Gregor Jordan (known for directing Buffalo Soldiers and Ned Kelly) and his wife, New Zealand actress Simone Kessell, who is set to appear in the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseries for Disney+.
Anya paid the full asking price on the property, which is located on a 5,025-square-foot lot that's decorated with plenty of foliage for privacy.
Property records indicate that the three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom house was built in 1921, but according to the outlet it may have actually been built as early as 1904, when it reportedly served as one of four hunting cabins built by a wealthy entrepreneur for his daughters.
The hardwood floors and tastefully wooden walls are a reminder of its history, but the home has gone through extensive renovations over more than a century of existence.
On the upswing: The rising star's newest purchase comes shortly after she appeared in the critically acclaimed but underperforming Viking epic The Northman and has gained considerable critical praise for other projects; seen April 18 in Hollywood
History: Property records indicate that the house was built in 1921, but according to the outlet it may have actually been built as early as 1904, when it reportedly served as one of four hunting cabins built by a wealthy entrepreneur for his daughters
Elegant: The Frank Lloyd Wright–inspired house features colored-glass windows that are an homage to the designer, along with hardwood floors and a Noguchi pendant lamp, reportedly a gift to the sellers from the late Heath Ledger
It now boasts a tasteful Frank Lloyd Wright–inspired style, which would have appealed to some of its supposed former owners, which reportedly included Daniel Craig, Robert Downey Jr. and Ian McKellan.
The 'pre-Craftsman' house, which the listing calls 'literally a piece of Hollywood history,' provides plenty of
