Muriel Ostriche
Actor
- Born
- May 24, 1896 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- May 3, 1989 (age 92)
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.
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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
Robin Hood
August 21, 1912
The Birth of Character
March 1, 1916
The Decoy
July 2, 1914
The Sacred Flame
January 1, 1920
The Hand Invisible
March 17, 1919
A Square Deal
February 19, 1917
The Volunteer
December 24, 1917
For the Honor of the Crew
November 9, 1915
Leap to Fame
April 24, 1918
The Road to France
October 14, 1918
When It Strikes Home
May 17, 1915
A Daughter of the Sea
November 22, 1915
Acting35
- 1920The Sacred Flame as Ray Palton
- 1919The Hand Invisible as Helen Haynes
- 1918Hitting the Trail as Annie
- 1918The Road to France as Mollie
- 1918Tinsel as Ruth Carmichael
- 1918Leap to Fame as Tootsie Brown
- 1918The Purple Lily as Ruth Caldwell
- 1917The Volunteer as Madge's Mother
- 1917The Good for Nothing as Barbara Manning
- 1917The Dormant Power