The star, who was in Cannes promoting her film A Mighty Heart, said that she wants to take some time away from work to spend with her boyfriend, actor Brad Pitt, and their children.
The 31 year-old star is currently filming Wanted in Prague with James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman.
Jolie told journalists, "I take two months off, then I work for two months. Then I take a year off."
Jolie and Brad Pitt, 43, are the parents of four children, Maddox, 5, Pax Thien, 3, Zahara, 2, and Shiloh, who turns one on May 27.