Muriel Ostriche

Known for ActingBorn 1896-05-24Died 1989-05-03New 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Birth of Character

The Hand Invisible

The Sacred Flame

An Elevator Romance

Oh, You Ragtime!

The Decoy

The Farmer's Daughters

Robin Hood

Leap to Fame

The Road to France

Tinsel

Hitting the Trail

The Purple Lily

A Square Deal

The Volunteer

The Social Leper

The Dormant Power

The Good for Nothing

Moral Courage

A Circus Romance

Kennedy Square

Who Killed Simon Baird

Sally in Our Alley

The Men She Married

For the Honor of the Crew

When It Strikes Home

A Daughter of the Sea

Mortmain

Superstitious Sammy

Her Awakening

The Strike

Her First Lesson

A Circumstantial Nurse

All's Well That Ends Well

The Law of Humanity