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But while filming alongside Ewan McGregor, the 44-year-old actress was unrecognizable as the actress who rose to fame as Vivian Ward in 1990’s Pretty Woman.
With her face bare of makeup and dressed in shabby clothes, Julia transformed herself while filming emotional scenes for August: Osage County in Bartsville, Oklahoma.
On set: Actress Julia Roberts and her co-star Ewan McGregor were filming their new movie August: Osage County on Thursday
Hysterical performance: The brunette gave a tearful performance
The movie star, who in real life has three children with her husband, cinematographer Daniel Moder, wore a white shirt over a cream-colored blouse and paired it with loose blue jeans.
Her long brown hair wasn’t styled glamorously to play Barbara Weston, a character from a family that overcomes certain differences when its alcoholic patriarch disappears.
During the intense scene, Ewan took Julia’s hand with great anticipation, as they walked towards a boat dock so a sheriff could identify a body.
Mom look: The Pretty Woman actress looked quite disheveled while filming the intense scene in which a sheriff had to identify a corpse.
Upon seeing the corpse, Julia bursts into tears, seeking comfort from Ewan’s character, Bill Fordham, as she continues to cry in his arms.
She may have been hysterically distressed throughout the entire scene, but moments later, between takes, Julia was laughing her head off.
The actress appeared alongside Julianne Nicholson, who seemed to be pointing out something rather amusing to the group.
It’s not her usual look: she wore jeans and layered blouses for the role of Barbara Weston.
The Boardwalk Empire star also dressed in a less-than-stylish manner, wearing flared navy trousers and her hair pulled back in a ponytail.
Other stars in the 2013 film include Benedict Cumberbatch as ‘Little Charles Aiken’ and Meryl Streep and Violet Weston.
The film’s IMDb page states that Renée Zellweger and Andrea Riseborough were considered for a role.
Riseborough was cast, but dropped out of the project 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.
Quite an act: The group seemed to find something quite amusing while working with Julianna Nicholson
