30 Actresses Who Should Play Mary-Jane In 'Spider Man,' Ranked
Vote up your favorite casting choices for Mary-Jane Watson.
Mary Jane Watson Parker: the ultimate girl next door, the redheaded supermodel dream girl. She's funny, spunky, and is always ready to party. She also has a heart of gold and has more patience and tolerance for Spidey's madness than anyone else. Needless to say... she's hard to cast.
With Shailene Woodley being cast and then cut from the 2014 Amazing Spider-Man 2 for pacing reasons, her hypothetical involvement in the third seemed unlikely (but with Fault in our Stars and Divergent, we're weren't too worried about her). Even though Amazing Spider-Man 3 got scrapped, we'd still like to take a moment to cast the imaginary dream woman for the role.
It takes more than just a pretty ginger to fill these designer shoes (can you imagine Lindsey Lohan as MJ?). We need a mix of talent, beauty, intelligence, charm, and heart to really hit the jackpot. These actresses may have what it takes, so vote up who would've been the best actresses to play Mary Jane Watson if ASM3 came to fruition.
- 1
As a gorgeous, natural redhead with a penchant for geekdom (Doctor Who, Guardians of the Galaxy), Karen would make an amazing MJ.
- Birthplace: Inverness, Scotland, UK
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- 2She has a very comic book character look about her, she's a talented actress, and she has a great fan following. A perfect addition to the Marc Webb Spider-Verse.
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 3
Stone could appear in a world where Norman Osborn was introduced for five minutes and then appears as just a head in a Futurama-esque stasis head-tank. Why not let her go back red and keep the Garfield/Stone charm going.
- Birthplace: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 1Zombieland41 Votes
- 2Crazy, Stupid, Love29 Votes
- 3The Help29 Votes
- 4Young, striking, uniquely beautiful. Mary Jane Watson.
- Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
- Nationality: United States of America, Georgia, Soviet Union
- 5
A fan-favorite casting choice who isn't strongly affiliated with any franchise, Holland Roden certainly has the look for MJ. Those big comic book/anime eyes are perfect.
- Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 6
The Game of Thrones daughter is growing up and looking more and more like Mary Jane all the time. What better transition from TV to film than fricken' Spider-Man.
- Birthplace: Northampton, England, UK
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- 7Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2If she ever wants to fully shake off the Hermione connection, what better way than being another, completely different, leading woman in a major multi-million dollar franchise. She's been playing more and more free-spirited party-girl parts to shake the bookish Hermione, so why not play the ultimate party-girl. And... well, the shameless last name coincidence.
- Birthplace: Paris, France
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- 8
Another fan favorite casting choice is Ms. Ramona Flowers herself, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Her whole style and on-screen persona screams girl-next-door.
- Birthplace: Rocky Mount, USA, North Carolina
- Nationality: United States of America
- 9
Well, she already was Mary Jane in the Marc Webb world of Spider-Man. She was cut for pacing purposes, and because it would have been really awkward for us to meet the future wife of Peter in the same movie where his beloved Gwen Stacy *spoiler* gets thrown to her death. *end spoiler*
Sure, if they believed in her once, why not give her another shot in part 3? She's proven she can act and carry a franchise... but scheduling now may prove to be the big issue.
- Birthplace: Simi Valley, California, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 10Impossibly attractive, the right age, and has yet to make her big break into the film world (she was briefly in Kick-Ass but far too briefly). She's a great choice for Mary Jane Watson.
- Birthplace: Oakland, California, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 11
The newest, young-adult novel adaptation heroine would tangent nicely to Mary Jane, especially with the success of Maze Runner.
- Birthplace: Holloway, London, England, UK
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- 12
Young, pretty, fun-loving, and talented, Palmer was great in Warm Bodies and needs to do more. (Fun Fact: she was once cast as Talia al Ghul in the canceled Wolfgang Petersen JLA movie.)
- Birthplace: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Nationality: Australia
- 13
She looks like a comic character. She's young, beautiful, feisty, and is extremely talented. They need to cast her now though, as she'll be in crazy demand after Hunger Games: Mockingjay.
- Birthplace: Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- 1Captain America: The First Avenger21 Votes
- 2Casanova18 Votes
- 3In Darkness8 Votes
- 14
If they wanted someone with a devout following and a unique look, Amanda Seyfried definitely has the acting chops to pull off Mary Jane.
- Birthplace: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 1Mean Girls535 Votes
- 2Mamma Mia!539 Votes
- 3Jennifer's Body348 Votes
- 15
Young, adorable, talented, and with geek cred (daughter of everyone's favorite geek Nathan Fillon on Castle and the voice of Supergirl). Molly is perfect as the future Mrs. Watson-Parker.
- Birthplace: Texarkana, Texas, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 16
She was hired and attached to the project - playing K.A.R.I - just as Amazing Spider-Man 2 was about to come out. She's young and gorgeous - and fan would've liked to have seen her as Mary Jane.
- Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Nationality: Canada
- 17Mary Jane has to be young, stunning, a party girl, and most importantly, completely out of Peter Parker's lead, and this Wolf of Wall Street star is certainly all those things.
- Birthplace: Gold Coast, Australia
- Nationality: Australia
- 1The Wolf of Wall Street419 Votes
- 2Once Upon a Time in Hollywood276 Votes
- 3I, Tonya184 Votes
- 18Vibrant, fiesty, and with supermodel good looks, Amber Heard is certainly the head-turner that Mary Jane would have to be.
- Birthplace: Austin, Texas, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 1Zombieland538 Votes
- 2Drive Angry602 Votes
- 3Never Back Down557 Votes
- 19
She may have signed on to play Karen Page, Daredevil's main squeeze on the Netflix show, but True Blood's Deborah Ann Woll may be more suited for Spider-Man lore.
- Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 20
The House of Cards star certainly has the looks and the talent to handle a summer tent pole franchise. She might have just been nabbed as Sue Storm, but those two will never cross paths with the whole Fox/Sony/Marvel silliness, so it could work.
- Birthplace: Bedford, New York, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 21
She was rumored to be in Star Wars VII for the longest time, so clearly she's a talented actress. Let's see how she'd do in the Spider-Verse instead.
- Birthplace: England, London
- Nationality: United Kingdom, England
- 22
She's simply an adorable, fan favorite, who seems impossibly fun and friendly, which perfectly lines up with Mary Jane's qualities.
- Birthplace: Hollywood, California, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 23Emma Roberts has been doing young adult dramadies for ages, so it would nice to see her in a nice, leading lady-role in a summer tentpole film.
- Birthplace: Rhinebeck, New York, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 24An incredibly unique look could lend itself well to a franchise introducing its female lead. She's captivating, gorgeous, and the right age for MJ.
- Birthplace: London, England, UK
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- 25
The oldest actress on this list, but it doesn't show. Besides, Andrew Garfield was born in '83, and they had him just graduating high school in the last movie. We say fast forward time a bit, have him working at the Bugle, and have him dating Isla Fisher as Mary Jane.
- Birthplace: Muscat, Oman
- Nationality: Australia
- 1Definitely, Maybe113 Votes
- 2Confessions of a Shopaholic102 Votes
- 3Wedding Crashers104 Votes
- 26She's the perfect age, type, and style for a spunky, partying, fiercely independent Mary Jane, and she's not yet affiliated with any comic franchises.
- Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 27The Project X star hasn't been doing a lot of big movies since, but her looks, type, and spunky personality definitely put her in the running for Mrs.Watson.
- Birthplace: Texas, The Woodlands, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 28Ever since The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, people have been wondering what this captivating beauty would do next... and she certainly looks like Mary Jane.
- Birthplace: Torquay, England
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- 29
The younger Mara has built up quite the resume of intense badass characters - it would be cool to see her let her hair down and play the fun-loving Mary Jane Watson.
- Birthplace: Bedford, New York, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- 30
The Halloween alum hasn't attached herself to too many franchises since the horror movies, and she certainly has the right look and extroverted personality for MJ.
- Birthplace: Long Beach, California, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
