Acting

24

Woman

24 May 1896

New York, New York

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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.

Robin Hood

21 August 1912

Oh, You Ragtime!

17 April 1912

The Farmer's Daughters

27 September 1913

The Decoy

2 July 1914

An Elevator Romance

27 April 1911

A Square Deal

19 February 1917

The Volunteer

24 December 1917

Her Awakening

17 April 1914

For the Honor of the Crew

9 November 1915

Leap to Fame

24 April 1918