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‘Gossip Girl’ actress Leighton Meester finds a buyer in Encino

Actress Leighton Meester of "Gossip Girl" has sold her house in Encino for $2.015 million.

Actress Leighton Meester of “Gossip Girl†has sold her house in Encino for $2.015 million.

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Actress-singer Leighton Meester, known for her role as Blair Waldorf on the CW series “Gossip Girl,†has sold her home in Encino for $2.015 million.

Hedged by tall trees and a gated entrance, the single-story Contemporary was built in 1948 and extensively renovated for indoor-outdoor living.

Interiors replete with dark wood floors feature a living room with a wall fireplace, a formal dining room and an eat-in kitchen with a breakfast bar. Hidden wall speakers, video surveillance and other smart home features are among recent upgrades.

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The master suite has a fireplace and an expanded master closet for a total of four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms in 2,847 square feet.

French doors off of common areas open to an outdoor living room topped by an open-beam trellis. Elsewhere, a saltwater pool and a separate pool house with a changing room and wet bar complete the tree-topped setting.

The house originally came on the market in January for $2.35 million and was more recently priced at about $2.1 million. It previously went for $1,457,500 in 2011, records show.

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Michael Morabito of Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent. Steven Kirshbaum of the Agency represented the buyer in the sale.

Meester, 29, starred on “Gossip Girl†from 2007-12 and has appeared in such films as “Country Strong†(2011) and “That’s My Boy†(2012). As a singer, she released her first studio album, “Heartstrings,†last year.

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