Muriel Ostriche
Actor
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.
Filmography
Oh, You Ragtime!
as The Typist 1912
The Farmer's Daughters
as May 1913
The Decoy
as Muriel Phelps 1914
An Elevator Romance
1911
A Square Deal
as Ruby Trailes 1917
The Volunteer
as Madge's Mother 1917
Her Awakening
as Helen Gray 1914
For the Honor of the Crew
as Viola Scott 1915
Leap to Fame
as Tootsie Brown 1918
The Road to France
as Mollie 1918
When It Strikes Home
as Muriel Worth 1915
A Daughter of the Sea
as Margot 1915
Kennedy Square
as Kate Seymour 1916
A Circus Romance
as Babette 1916
Sally in Our Alley
as Sally McGill 1916
The Birth of Character
1916