
Muriel Ostriche
Known for Acting · 35 credits
- Born
- 1896-05-24
- Died
- 1989-05-03
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Moxie Girl · Muriel Henrietta Oestrich
Biography
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
Movies (35)

Robin Hood
1912
as Christabel

Moral Courage
1917
as Mary McClinton
The Strike
1914
as Mary MacLaren
Superstitious Sammy
1915
Her Awakening
1914
as Helen Gray

The Decoy
1914
as Muriel Phelps

Mortmain
1915
as Bella Forsythe

The Men She Married
1916
as Edith Trainor

Who Killed Simon Baird
1916
as Helen Maitland

The Law of Humanity
1913
as Mary Coogan, Pat's Wife
The Dormant Power
1917
as Metta

The Hand Invisible
1919
as Helen Haynes

Kennedy Square
1916
as Kate Seymour
A Circumstantial Nurse
1914
as Mary - Tom's Daughter
All's Well That Ends Well
1914
as Muriel Benson - the Widow's Daughter

The Purple Lily
1918
as Ruth Caldwell
The Farmer's Daughters
1913
as May
Oh, You Ragtime!
1912
as The Typist
Her First Lesson
1914

A Circus Romance
1916
as Babette

The Sacred Flame
1920
as Ray Palton

A Daughter of the Sea
1915
as Margot

The Volunteer
1917
as Madge's Mother

The Good for Nothing
1917
as Barbara Manning

A Square Deal
1917
as Ruby Trailes
Tinsel
1918
as Ruth Carmichael

When It Strikes Home
1915
as Muriel Worth

Hitting the Trail
1918
as Annie

The Road to France
1918
as Mollie

The Social Leper
1917

For the Honor of the Crew
1915
as Viola Scott

The Birth of Character
1916

Sally in Our Alley
1916
as Sally McGill
An Elevator Romance
1911

Leap to Fame
1918
as Tootsie Brown
About 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,… With 35 credits spanning from 1911 to 1920, Muriel Ostriche has appeared in 35 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Robin Hood (1912) — as Christabel
- Moral Courage (1917) — as Mary McClinton
- The Strike (1914) — as Mary MacLaren
- Superstitious Sammy (1915)
- Her Awakening (1914) — as Helen Gray
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