‘Harley Quinn’ Voice Actress, Arleen Sorkin, Passes Away at Age 67
Arleen Sorkin, the inspiration and original voice of Batman character Harley Quinn, has passed away at the age of 67. A representative for her husband, producer and screenwriter Christopher Lloyd, confirmed she…
Arleen Sorkin, the inspiration and original voice of Batman character Harley Quinn, has passed away at the age of 67.
A representative for her husband, producer and screenwriter Christopher Lloyd, confirmed she succumbed to multiple sclerosis Sunday. The family has asked that anyone wishing to honor Sorkin to donate to the MS Society.
Sorkin was a “Days of Our Lives” actress and college friend of Paul Dini, who co-created Harley Quinn with Bruce Timm, via Entertainment Weekly.
Dini previously described how Sorkin helped inspire the making of Harley Quinn while he was working on Batman: The Animated series, where the character debuted.
He noted Sorkin’s abilities stating, “She is a very funny talent, kind of a live wire.”
“She can do that snappy blonde Judy Holliday persona very easily, and that was part of her performance style when I came up with the character,” he went on.
It was around this time that Sorkin appeared as a sassy court jester in an episode of “Days of Our Lives,” and when Dini saw it, he remembered thinking, “Well, there she is. She should run around with the Joker dressed like that.”