Her face stripped of makeup and dressed in dowdy clothing, Julia was transformed as she filmed emotional scenes for August:Osage County in in Bartsville, Oklahoma.
On set: Actress Julia Roberts and co-star Ewan McGregor were filming their new movie August: Osage County on Thursday
Hysterical performance: The brunette delivered a tearful act
The screen star – who in real life has three children with cinematographer husband Daniel Moder – layered up with a white shirt over a cream top and teamed it with loose blue jeans.
Her long brunette locks weren’t glamorously styled at all to play Barbara Weston, a character in a family that overcomes certain differences when their alcoholic patriarch goes missing.
During the intense scene Ewan held Julia’s hand with great anticipation, as they walked down to a boat dock to identify a dead body by a Sheriff.
Mumsy appearance: The Pretty Woman actress looked rather dowdy as she recorded the intense scene where they had to identify a dead body by a Sheriff
Upon seeing the dead body, Julia then bursts into tears, looking to be comforted by Ewan’s character Bill Fordham, as she continued to cry in his arms.
She may have been hysterically distraught throughout the scene but moments later in between takes, Julia was cracking up with laughter.
The actress appeared alongside Julianne Nicholson, who appeared to be pointing out something rather funny to the group
Not her usual look: She wore jeans and layered tops for the part of Barbara Weston
The Boardwalk Empire star also dressed in a dowdy fashion, donning a blue shire a brown flared trousers with her hair tied back into a ponytail.
Other stars in the 2013 flick include Benedict Cumberbatch as ‘Little Charles Aiken and Meryl Streep and Violet Weston.
The IMBd page for the motion picture states that Renée Zellweger and Andrea Riseborough were considered for a role.
Riseborough was cast but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Juliette Lewis replaced her as Karen Weston.
Chloë Moretz auditioned for the role of Jean Fordham, but lost to Abigail Breslin.
All an act: The group appeared to find something quite funny as they worked with Julianna Nicholson

The urge to squash something that looks like a centipede does when it appears in your home can be strong!
Unfortunately, we recently discovered that killing a house centipede can actually be a risky choice. But not everyone knows this!
So if you want to make an informed decision, make sure to read it all the way through.
Centipedes often appear in dark, humid places. Often, one finds them in a bathroom or basement, and nearly anyone would immediately want to squash them or run.
Some of the things that make centipedes so terrifying to use are what make them effective tools against other pests. Fast and agile, centipedes are helpful against other insects.
With its many legs and quick movements, a centipede is a scary thing to find in your bathroom in the middle of the night. You will find it less scary when it lessens the number of roaches, spiders, and ants in your home.
Centipedes eat all of these insects and also have a strong appetite, meaning they are almost guaranteed to help prevent another pest problem.
Some might still want to rid themselves of the bugs, however. Reducing the humidity in your home and trapping centipedes in glass containers are just a couple of ways to eradicate the centipede in your house.
Taking a captured centipede to an area with humid rocks or soil will allow them back into nature to play its intended role.
House centipedes, unlike their relatives, are not poisonous and cannot even bite human skin. The tiny amount of venom they do produce can only hurt the small prey that they are so useful for eliminating.

Will you still kill centipedes if you find one in your home? Let us know why in the comments! Share this with your friends and family so they know what to do in such a situation as well.