Without makeup and dressed in frumpy clothes, Julia transformed while filming emotional scenes for August: Osage County in Bartsville, Oklahoma.

On set: Actress Julia Roberts and co-star Ewan McGregor were filming their new movie August: Osage County on Thursday.

Daniel Moder, wore a white shirt over a cream blouse and paired it with loose-fitting blue jeans.

Her long brown hair wasn’t glamorously styled to play Barbara Weston, a character from a family that overcomes certain differences when their alcoholic patriarch disappears.

During the intense scene, Ewan held Julia’s hand with great anticipation as they walked toward a boat dock to identify a body for a sheriff.