1896-05-24 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.
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The Sacred Flame | Ray Palton | 1920-01-01 |
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The Hand Invisible | Helen Haynes | 1919-03-17 |
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Tinsel | Ruth Carmichael | 1918-07-08 |
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The Road to France | Mollie | 1918-10-14 |
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Leap to Fame | Tootsie Brown | 1918-04-24 |
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The Purple Lily | Ruth Caldwell | 1918-04-22 |
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Hitting the Trail | Annie | 1918-12-02 |
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The Dormant Power | Metta | 1917-10-22 |
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A Square Deal | Ruby Trailes | 1917-02-19 |
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Moral Courage | Mary McClinton | 1917-05-14 |
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The Volunteer | Madge's Mother | 1917-12-24 |
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The Good for Nothing | Barbara Manning | 1917-12-10 |
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The Social Leper | 1917-03-19 | |
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Sally in Our Alley | Sally McGill | 1916-07-17 |
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A Circus Romance | Babette | 1916-01-24 |
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The Men She Married | Edith Trainor | 1916-11-27 |
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Who Killed Simon Baird | Helen Maitland | 1916-04-17 |
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Kennedy Square | Kate Seymour | 1916-02-21 |
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The Birth of Character | 1916-03-01 | |
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Superstitious Sammy | 1915-09-13 | |
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For the Honor of the Crew | Viola Scott | 1915-11-09 |
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When It Strikes Home | Muriel Worth | 1915-05-17 |
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A Daughter of the Sea | Margot | 1915-11-22 |
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Mortmain | Bella Forsythe | 1915-09-06 |
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Her Awakening | Helen Gray | 1914-04-17 |
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A Circumstantial Nurse | Mary - Tom's Daughter | 1914-01-09 |
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Her First Lesson | 1914-04-03 | |
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The Decoy | Muriel Phelps | 1914-07-02 |
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The Strike | Mary MacLaren | 1914-04-21 |
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All's Well That Ends Well | Muriel Benson - the Widow's Daughter | 1914-02-20 |
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The Farmer's Daughters | May | 1913-09-27 |
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The Law of Humanity | Mary Coogan, Pat's Wife | 1913-12-19 |
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Oh, You Ragtime! | The Typist | 1912-04-17 |
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Robin Hood | Christabel | 1912-08-21 |
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An Elevator Romance | 1911-04-27 |
