Actress Jennifer Carpenter, who stars on Showtime's murder-centric Dexter with her husband, Michael C. Hall, has listed her Hollywood Hills bachelorette pad for $695,000.

The 1937 California bungalow, with two bedrooms and 1 ½ bathrooms, was built as a hunting lodge. Surrounded by mature trees and landscaping, the cottage has vaulted ceilings, skylights and decks off the dining room and master bedroom. There is a flat lawn and spectacular canyon views.

Carpenter, 29, has played Dexter Morgan's sister, Debra, since 2006.

Carpenter and Hall were married in December.

GOLFER COUPLES

SELLS HIS ESTATE

Golf champ Fred Couples has sold his house in the Santa Barbara-area community of Montecito for $9.56 million.

The 11,000-square-foot, two-story Monterey colonial had been listed last year at $12.5 million. The main house, built in 1939, has nine bedrooms and 7 ½ bathrooms. The 2,300-square-foot guesthouse has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen.

The five-acre, ocean-view property includes a putting green, a tennis court, rose gardens and a pool.

Couples, 50, bought the home in 1999 for $4 million. The 15-time PGA Tour winner has relocated to the desert city of La Quinta.

VILLA WAS ONCE

CARY GRANT'S HOME

A 1929 Los Feliz home once owned by actor Cary Grant and, later, drummer Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers has come on the market at $3,495,000.

The Spanish Colonial Revival-style villa has four bedrooms, four bathrooms and a media room in 6,727 square feet. Details include original stained glass and period tile.

There are gardens, a pool and an attached one-bedroom guest apartment.

Grant carried bride Virginia Cherrill, his first wife, over the threshold of this house, according to Dream Palaces of Hollywood's Golden Age by David Wallace.

The walled property last sold in 2006 for $3.2 million, public records show.

DESIGNER SELLING

STUDIO CITY RANCH

Retired fashion designer Geary Roark has listed his Studio City home at $1,099,000.

The Robert Byrd-designed storybook ranch, built in 1953, has hand-hewn beam ceilings, built-in cabinets and a two-sided brick wall with a fireplace in the living room and a built-in barbecue with a rotisserie in the dining room.

There are three bedrooms and 2 ½ bathrooms in 1,894 square feet.

Roark grew up in Tennessee, and his father was a building contractor.

``I was really attracted to the craftsmanship in the house,'' he said, describing it as having ``lots of wood and lots of character.''

During his 27 years in the home, he has left his mark. ``When I redid this house, step by step, I tried to think of the integrity of the house,'' said Roark, who used the home to entertain clients and major buyers. ``The first thing I did was replace the carpet with flagstone.''

Now that he is no longer designing dresses, Roark, 61, plans to move to Palm Springs, where his daughter lives.

``I just want a new project -- something creative to do,'' he said.

His dresses and suits have been worn on such TV shows as Dallas and Hollywood Insider, at red-carpet events and by luminaries including Hillary Rodham Clinton and Oprah Winfrey. In his heyday, he had his own departments in such stores as Bullocks Wilshire and Neiman Marcus.

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