She is a loving maternal figure to Peter, whom she and Ben raised ever since his parents died.Īunt May: DEEEEEELLLIVER UUUUUUUUSSSSS.
Occupation: Aunt May is the ultimate homemaker and housewife. She enjoys making stews, cooking Thanksgiving dinners (let's just hope Peter remembers the canned cranberry sauce), saying her prayers (well, when she's not interrupted by Green Goblin men on hoverboards), and just being a good listener and sounding board for Peter (she's the one that encourages him to tell Mary Jane–played by Kirsten Dunst–that he loves her). She playfully ribs her husband not to fall on his ass. May and Peter (Tobey Maguire) actually reside in the borough of Queens.ġ2:41 May appears in the background as her husband, the ill-fated Uncle Ben (Oscar-winner Cliff Robertson), changes a light bulb in the kitchen. Time and Location: Unlike Batman's fictitious Gotham City, Spider-Man takes place in a modern-day New York City even using real-life New York settings like the tram to Roosevelt Island as pivotal plot locations. Adding some gravitas to the film, Harris studied at the famed Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and is a nine-time Tony Award nominee (winning in 1966 for The Lion in Winter) and an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 1994's Tom & Viv. Played By: Acclaimed British actress Rosemary Harris brings this Aunt May to life.
Jonah Jameson)įilm She Starred In: Although Aunt May has appeared in all of the recent Spider-Man big screen ventures of the past 12 years (5 and counting), let's focus on the first, Sam Raimi's 2002 film, simply named, Spider-Man. But here is abstew with one final tribute to a darling bud named May.įull Name: May Parker aka "Aunt May" The complete name of the Aunt May from the comics is May Reilly Parker-Jameson (she later marries the father of The Daily Bugle's J. We meant to do far more of these "May" characters.