Acting
Muriel Ostriche
EN cinema · 35 credits
Born
24 May 1896
Died
3 May 1989 (aged 92)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Moxie Girl · Muriel Henrietta Oestrich
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Sacred Flame
as Ray Palton
The Hand Invisible
as Helen Haynes
Leap to Fame
as Tootsie Brown
The Road to France
as Mollie
Tinsel
1918
Tinsel
as Ruth Carmichael
The Purple Lily
as Ruth Caldwell
A Square Deal
as Ruby Trailes
The Volunteer
as Madge's Mother
The Good for Nothing
as Barbara Manning
Moral Courage
as Mary McClinton
Kennedy Square
as Kate Seymour
A Circus Romance
as Babette
Sally in Our Alley
as Sally McGill
The Men She Married
as Edith Trainor
Who Killed Simon Baird
as Helen Maitland
For the Honor of the Crew
as Viola Scott
When It Strikes Home
as Muriel Worth
Mortmain
as Bella Forsythe
Her Awakening
1914
Her Awakening
as Helen Gray
The Decoy
as Muriel Phelps
The Strike
1914
The Strike
as Mary MacLaren
A Circumstantial Nurse
1914
A Circumstantial Nurse
as Mary - Tom's Daughter
All's Well That Ends Well
1914
All's Well That Ends Well
as Muriel Benson - the Widow's Daughter
The Law of Humanity
as Mary Coogan, Pat's Wife
Oh, You Ragtime!
1912
Oh, You Ragtime!
as The Typist
Robin Hood
as Christabel