Muriel Ostriche

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Muriel Ostriche

Acting May 24, 1896

New 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 Ecla…

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Robin Hood

Robin Hood

5.0 1912 Movie
The Decoy

The Decoy

5.0 1914 Movie
Moral Courage

Moral Courage

1917 Movie
Kennedy Square

Kennedy Square

1916 Movie
The Sacred Flame

The Sacred Flame

7.0 1920 Movie
Mortmain

Mortmain

1915 Movie
The Hand Invisible

The Hand Invisible

8.0 1919 Movie
A Circus Romance

A Circus Romance

1916 Movie
Who Killed Simon Baird

Who Killed Simon Baird

1916 Movie
The Men She Married

The Men She Married

1916 Movie
The Law of Humanity

The Law of Humanity

1913 Movie
The Good for Nothing

The Good for Nothing

1917 Movie

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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

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  1. 1920
    The Sacred Flame

    Movie Ray Palton

  2. 1919
    The Hand Invisible

    Movie Helen Haynes

  3. 1918
    Hitting the Trail

    Movie Annie

  4. 1918
    The Road to France

    Movie Mollie

  5. 1918
    Tinsel

    Movie Ruth Carmichael

  6. 1918
    Leap to Fame

    Movie Tootsie Brown

  7. 1918
    The Purple Lily

    Movie Ruth Caldwell

  8. 1917
    The Volunteer

    Movie Madge's Mother

  9. 1917
    The Good for Nothing

    Movie Barbara Manning

  10. 1917
    The Dormant Power

    Movie Metta

  11. 1917
    Moral Courage

    Movie Mary McClinton

  12. 1917
    The Social Leper

    Movie

  13. 1917
    A Square Deal

    Movie Ruby Trailes

  14. 1916
    The Men She Married

    Movie Edith Trainor

  15. 1916
    Sally in Our Alley

    Movie Sally McGill

  16. 1916
    Who Killed Simon Baird

    Movie Helen Maitland

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  1. 1916
    The Birth of Character

    Movie

  2. 1916
    Kennedy Square

    Movie Kate Seymour

  3. 1916
    A Circus Romance

    Movie Babette

  4. 1915
    A Daughter of the Sea

    Movie Margot

  5. 1915
    For the Honor of the Crew

    Movie Viola Scott

  6. 1915
    Superstitious Sammy

    Movie

  7. 1915
    Mortmain

    Movie Bella Forsythe

  8. 1915
    When It Strikes Home

    Movie Muriel Worth

  9. 1914
    The Decoy

    Movie Muriel Phelps

  10. 1914
    The Strike

    Movie Mary MacLaren

  11. 1914
    Her Awakening

    Movie Helen Gray

  12. 1914
    Her First Lesson

    Movie

  13. 1914
    All's Well That Ends Well

    Movie Muriel Benson - the Widow's Daughter

  14. 1914
    A Circumstantial Nurse

    Movie Mary - Tom's Daughter

  15. 1913
    The Law of Humanity

    Movie Mary Coogan, Pat's Wife

  16. 1913
    The Farmer's Daughters

    Movie May

  17. 1912
    Robin Hood

    Movie Christabel

  18. 1912
    Oh, You Ragtime!

    Movie The Typist

  19. 1911
    An Elevator Romance

    Movie