Muriel Ostriche
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
The Sacred Flame
as Ray Palton
The Sacred Flame
as Ray Palton
The Hand Invisible
as Helen Haynes
The Hand Invisible
as Helen Haynes
Hitting the Trail
as Annie
Hitting the Trail
as Annie
The Road to France
as Mollie
The Road to France
as Mollie
Tinsel
as Ruth Carmichael
Tinsel
as Ruth Carmichael
Leap to Fame
as Tootsie Brown
Leap to Fame
as Tootsie Brown
The Purple Lily
as Ruth Caldwell
The Purple Lily
as Ruth Caldwell
The Volunteer
as Madge's Mother
The Volunteer
as Madge's Mother
The Good for Nothing
as Barbara Manning
The Good for Nothing
as Barbara Manning
The Dormant Power
as Metta
The Dormant Power
as Metta
Moral Courage
as Mary McClinton
Moral Courage
as Mary McClinton
The Social Leper
The Social Leper
A Square Deal
as Ruby Trailes
A Square Deal
as Ruby Trailes
The Men She Married
as Edith Trainor
The Men She Married
as Edith Trainor
Sally in Our Alley
as Sally McGill
Sally in Our Alley
as Sally McGill
Who Killed Simon Baird
as Helen Maitland
Who Killed Simon Baird
as Helen Maitland
The Birth of Character
The Birth of Character
Kennedy Square
as Kate Seymour
Kennedy Square
as Kate Seymour
A Circus Romance
as Babette
A Circus Romance
as Babette
A Daughter of the Sea
as Margot
A Daughter of the Sea
as Margot
For the Honor of the Crew
as Viola Scott
For the Honor of the Crew
as Viola Scott
Superstitious Sammy
Superstitious Sammy
Mortmain
as Bella Forsythe
Mortmain
as Bella Forsythe
When It Strikes Home
as Muriel Worth
When It Strikes Home
as Muriel Worth
The Decoy
as Muriel Phelps
The Decoy
as Muriel Phelps
The Strike
as Mary MacLaren
The Strike
as Mary MacLaren
Her Awakening
as Helen Gray
Her Awakening
as Helen Gray
Her First Lesson
Her First Lesson
All's Well That Ends Well
as Muriel Benson - the Widow's Daughter
All's Well That Ends Well
as Muriel Benson - the Widow's Daughter
A Circumstantial Nurse
as Mary - Tom's Daughter
A Circumstantial Nurse
as Mary - Tom's Daughter
The Law of Humanity
as Mary Coogan, Pat's Wife
The Law of Humanity
as Mary Coogan, Pat's Wife
The Farmer's Daughters
as May
The Farmer's Daughters
as May
Robin Hood
as Christabel
Robin Hood
as Christabel
Oh, You Ragtime!
as The Typist
Oh, You Ragtime!
as The Typist
An Elevator Romance
An Elevator Romance