The Hollywood Home of a Beloved 1950s Actress Hits the Market

The home of Ava Gardner, a Hollywood legend known for her iconic films like The Killers and The Night of the Iguana, is now listed for $2.9 million in Hollywood Hills.

The 2,668-square-foot home located on 0.2 acres was built in 1959, and is where Gardner lived and where Frank Sinatra attended parties. The home sits on Rinconia Drive, a quiet area near Griffith Park. The home has three bedrooms and three bathrooms, and preserved vintage details.

The home was listed by Antonio Bruno of the Beverly Hills office of Sotheby's International Realty. According to his listing, "the property carries a rich sense of Hollywood history."

"It's on a dead-end little street so it's very secluded," Bruno said, according to Mansion Global. "The setting is very beautiful."

Gardner's post-and-beam home was designed by architect Ed Fickett. Although Gardner and Sinatra had already divorced by the time the home was built, Sinatra had attended parties in the Hollywood Hills home.

The home features a rock wall, centered by a fireplace, grounding the living area, "while a more petite brick fireplace warms the primary bedroom, which also features built-in storage shelves, a separate lounge space, and a light-blue-tiled ensuite bathroom with custom wooden cabinetry and a unique concrete soaking tub and a matching sink," Architectural Digest shared.

Gardner's sister, Beatrice "Bappie" Gardner, lived in the Rinconia Drive home, according to the Ava Gardner Museum. Ava would stay there when she was in L.A. after she had moved to Spain.

The single-family home is currently listed with Sotheby's. Find the full details here.

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This story was originally published April 17, 2026 at 3:19 PM.