Muriel Ostriche
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 24, 1896
- Died
- May 3, 1989
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Muriel 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.
Filmography
The Sacred Flame 1920
as Ray Palton
The Hand Invisible 1919
as Helen Haynes
Hitting the Trail 1918
as Annie
The Road to France 1918
as Mollie
- Tinsel
Tinsel 1918
as Ruth Carmichael
Leap to Fame 1918
as Tootsie Brown
The Purple Lily 1918
as Ruth Caldwell
The Volunteer 1917
as Madge's Mother
The Good for Nothing 1917
as Barbara Manning
- The Dormant Power
The Dormant Power 1917
as Metta
Moral Courage 1917
as Mary McClinton
The Social Leper 1917
Actor
A Square Deal 1917
as Ruby Trailes
The Men She Married 1916
as Edith Trainor
Sally in Our Alley 1916
as Sally McGill
Who Killed Simon Baird 1916
as Helen Maitland
The Birth of Character 1916
Actor
Kennedy Square 1916
as Kate Seymour
A Circus Romance 1916
as Babette
A Daughter of the Sea 1915
as Margot
For the Honor of the Crew 1915
as Viola Scott
- Superstitious Sammy
Superstitious Sammy 1915
Actor
Mortmain 1915
as Bella Forsythe
When It Strikes Home 1915
as Muriel Worth
The Decoy 1914
as Muriel Phelps
- The Strike
The Strike 1914
as Mary MacLaren
- Her Awakening
Her Awakening 1914
as Helen Gray
- Her First Lesson
Her First Lesson 1914
Actor
- All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well 1914
as Muriel Benson - the Widow's Daughter
- A Circumstantial Nurse
A Circumstantial Nurse 1914
as Mary - Tom's Daughter
The Law of Humanity 1913
as Mary Coogan, Pat's Wife
- The Farmer's Daughters
The Farmer's Daughters 1913
as May
Robin Hood 1912
as Christabel
- Oh, You Ragtime!
Oh, You Ragtime! 1912
as The Typist
- An Elevator Romance
An Elevator Romance 1911
Actor
Credits from TMDB.