Mina Holmwood is based upon the character of Wilhelmina "Mina" Murray who was one of the provincial characters featured in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, Dracula. Mina has appeared in nearly every adaptation of the Dracula story and has been portrayed by such actresses as Helen Chandler, Melissa Stribling, Penelope Horner, Judi Bowker, Martje Grohmann, Jan Francis, Wynona Ryder, Amy Yabeck, Stefania Rocca and Stephanie Leonidas. In Dracula (1958) she is portrayed by Melissa Stribling.