Who Plays Spider‑Man’s Girlfriend On Screen And In Continuity
Across film, TV, and comics, Spider‑Man’s most prominent romantic relationships involve Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane Watson. In live‑action, Gwen has been played by Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider‑Man duology) and Hailee Steinfeld (Spider‑Man: Into the Spider‑Verse), while Zendaya portrays MJ in the MCU. On television, Shailene Woodley played Gwen in The Amazing Spider‑Man TV series pilot, and Laura Harrier plays MJ in Spider‑Man: Homecoming and beyond. This guide distinguishes film, TV, and comic continuities, clarifies canonicity, and notes which relationships are ongoing, alternate‑universe, or one‑shot adaptations.
Film Portrayals in Mainstream Continities
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)
In the MCU, Peter Parker’s primary on‑screen romance is with Michelle “MJ” Jones, played by Zendaya. MJ debuts in Spider‑Man: Homecoming (2017), appears in Spider‑Man: Far From Home, Spider‑Man: No Way Home, and across multiverse stories. Gwen Stacy has not been featured in live‑action MCU Spider‑Man content as of the current slate; her animated MCU counterpart appears in Spider‑Man: Into the Spider‑Verse, voiced by Hailee Steinfeld.
The Amazing Spider‑Man Films
Andrew Garfield’s Spider‑Man films center on Gwen Stacy, portrayed by Emma Stone. Their relationship runs through The Amazing Spider‑Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider‑Man 2 (2014), culminating in the character’s pivotal death in The Amazing Spider‑Man 2, marking a major narrative turning point for Peter in that continuity.