Julia Roberts has spent decades being one of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces. Her smile alone became a cultural trademark, a shorthand for charm, warmth, and effortless star power. But on the Oklahoma set of August: Osage County, Roberts stepped away from the glamour completely, slipping into a version of herself few have ever seen. Her transformation wasn’t about costumes—though those played a part—but about stripping everything down to the bone for one of the most emotionally demanding roles of her career.
