Muriel Ostriche
Muriel Ostriche
Biography
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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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
33
Gender
Female
Birthday
1896-05-24 (128 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Acting

1920

The Sacred Flame as Ray Palton

1919

The Hand Invisible as Helen Haynes

1918

The Road to France as Mollie

1918

Leap to Fame as Tootsie Brown

1918

Hitting the Trail as Annie

1918

Tinsel as Ruth Carmichael

1917

The Good for Nothing as Barbara Manning

1917

The Dormant Power as Metta

1917

The Social Leper as Not available

1917

A Square Deal as Ruby Trailes

1917

The Volunteer as Madge's Mother

1917

Moral Courage as Mary McClinton

1916

A Circus Romance as Babette

1916

Who Killed Simon Baird as Helen Maitland

1916

The Men She Married as Edith Trainor

1916

The Birth of Character as Not available

1916

Sally in Our Alley as Sally McGill

1916

Kennedy Square as Kate Seymour

1915

Mortmain as Bella Forsythe

1915

For the Honor of the Crew as Viola Scott

1915

When It Strikes Home as Muriel Worth

1915

A Daughter of the Sea as Margot

1915

Superstitious Sammy as Not available

1914

The Decoy as Muriel Phelps

1914

The Strike as Mary MacLaren

1914

A Circumstantial Nurse as Mary - Tom's Daughter

1914

Her First Lesson as Not available

1914

Her Awakening as Helen Gray

1913

The Law of Humanity as Mary Coogan, Pat's Wife

1912

Oh, You Ragtime! as The Typist

1912

Robin Hood as Christabel

1911

An Elevator Romance as Not available