Muriel Ostriche
ActingMuriel Hennrietta Ostriche (born May 24, 1896 – May 3, 1989) was an American silent film actress. Following tryouts with the Biograph and Pathe studios, Ostriche signed with Eclair for $5 per day. After a year and a half with Eclair, she joined Reliance for a higher salary. Following that experienced, she was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New Rochelle, New York, and starred in 134 films in her career. Ostriche told author Michael G. Ankerich that A Daughter of the Sea (1915) was her best performance and her favorite film. In 1920, Ostriche was featured in advertising for Bonnie-B veils. She was living in Florida in the mid-1980s when author Q. David Bowers began researching a biography on Ostriche, which became Muriel Ostriche: Princess of Silent Films. He was shocked to discover that she was still living and a willing interview subject. She enjoyed a revival in her fame in the later portion of her life which she relished and because of this renewed interest, her own insights into her life are preserved today.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Robin Hood
Christabel
A Square Deal
Ruby Trailes
Tinsel
Ruth Carmichael
A Daughter of the Sea
Margot
The Volunteer
Madge's Mother
The Social Leper
Mortmain
Bella Forsythe
The Road to France
Mollie
When It Strikes Home
Muriel Worth
Oh, You Ragtime!
The Typist
A Circus Romance
Babette
Hitting the Trail
Annie
The Hand Invisible
Helen Haynes
Leap to Fame
Tootsie Brown
Moral Courage
Mary McClinton
The Men She Married
Edith Trainor
The Purple Lily
Ruth Caldwell
For the Honor of the Crew
Viola Scott
The Law of Humanity
Mary Coogan, Pat's Wife
The Good for Nothing
Barbara Manning
The Birth of Character
An Elevator Romance
The Decoy
Muriel Phelps
Who Killed Simon Baird
Helen Maitland
Superstitious Sammy
The Strike
Mary MacLaren
The Sacred Flame
Ray Palton
Kennedy Square
Kate Seymour
All's Well That Ends Well
Muriel Benson - the Widow's Daughter
The Dormant Power
Metta
Her First Lesson
Her Awakening
Helen Gray
Sally in Our Alley
Sally McGill
A Circumstantial Nurse
Mary - Tom's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughters
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