Actresses at Their Best When Roles Demand They Look Their Worst

Oct. 18, 2010— -- In Hollywood it's all about beauty, glamour and allure. But those standards get set aside when Tinseltown's most bankable actresses decide to go totally ugly for a role.

Juliette Lewis is the latest one to nail a radically deglamorized performance.

In "Conviction," a new movie based on a true story of an unjust imprisonment, Lewis plays Roseanna Perry, a witness whose testimony put Kenny Waters (Sam Rockwell) behind bars. Kenny's sister Betty Anne (Hilary Swank) gets a law degree with the sole purpose of finding evidence that will exonerate her sibling.