Angelina Jolie Moves On

Angelina Jolie is moving on from Los Angeles. After selling her historic mansion for $24.75 million, the actress has reportedly purchased a property in Connecticut. The move marks not only the end of a chapter spent in one of Hollywood's most remarkable homes, but also a significant change in her family life. Yet where Jolie ultimately intends to settle remains an open question.

Angelina Jolie is beginning a new chapter. Following the sale of her Los Angeles home, the 51-year-old Oscar-winning actress has reportedly acquired a property on the US East Coast. According to a November 11, 2026 report by Page Six, citing its own sources, the new residence is located in Connecticut.

Details of the reported purchase remain scarce. Neither the property's precise location nor its price or features have been publicly confirmed. Jolie herself has not commented on the reports.

What is certain, however, is that she has parted ways with a home that was extraordinary even by Hollywood standards.

A Mansion Steeped in Hollywood History

For nine years, Angelina Jolie lived in a historic estate in Los Feliz, one of Los Angeles' most established residential neighbourhoods. Built in 1913, the mansion once belonged to Cecil B. DeMille, one of the most influential directors of early Hollywood.

DeMille purchased the property in 1916 and later expanded the estate to include a neighbouring residence previously occupied by Charlie Chaplin. The property remained in the filmmaker's ownership until his death in 1959.

The main residence spans approximately 11,000 square feet, or 1,020 square metres, and features six bedrooms, ten bathrooms, a library, wine cellar and fitness facilities. The roughly two-acre grounds also include a guesthouse, pool house, separate tea house and a secluded treehouse.

Jolie purchased the estate in 2017 for $24.5 million. In May 2026, she listed it for $29.85 million. By late September, the property had sold for $24.75 million.

The final sale price was therefore only marginally higher than what she had originally paid. Once the costs associated with owning and maintaining the property over nine years are taken into account, the mansion is unlikely to have represented a particularly profitable investment.

A Departure Years in the Making

Jolie's desire to leave Los Angeles is hardly a recent development. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in 2024, she explained that family circumstances had kept her in the city.

Following her separation from Brad Pitt in 2016, she continued to live in Los Angeles while their six children were growing up. She had indicated that she wanted to move away once the youngest children reached adulthood.

In July 2026, twins Knox and Vivienne celebrated their 18th birthday. With all six children now adults, Jolie was finally in a position to pursue the plans she had discussed for years.

But her ambitions have never been limited to exchanging Hollywood for another American city.

A Home Base – and the Freedom to Explore

In a September 2026 interview with L'Officiel, Jolie described a vision for the next stage of her life that involves spending more time outside the United States and living with greater freedom to move between places.

She still wants a permanent home for her family, somewhere to keep photographs, memories and the personal belongings that make a place feel familiar. But she also hopes to travel more extensively.

Alongside Connecticut and New York, Cambodia could play an increasingly important role in her future. Jolie already owns a home there and has spent many years supporting environmental and community initiatives through her Maddox Foundation.

She also intends to develop her creative venture, Atelier Jolie, beyond its New York base. An expansion into Brazil is among the possibilities being discussed.

The reported purchase in Connecticut therefore does not necessarily signal a retreat from her plans for a more international lifestyle. Instead, the property could provide the family base she wants while allowing her to spend more time elsewhere.

After nearly a decade in a mansion once owned by a Hollywood legend, Jolie appears to be embracing a different approach to life: less attachment to a single location and greater freedom to combine family, creative work and humanitarian commitments.