Harley Quinn's renowned voice actress from Batman: The Animated Series, Arleen Sorkin, has passed away. She was 67 years old.

Harley Quinn's renowned voice actress from Batman: The Animated Series, Arleen Sorkin, has passed away. She was 67 years old.

Social media users first heard about her demise earlier today. One of those who confirmed the story was Mark Hamill, who has long provided the voice of the Joker in a variety of projects.

 Arleen Sorkin, who was most recognized for her work on Days of Our Lives and for providing Harley Quinn's original voice, has allegedly died at the age of 67.

Voice actor Neil Kaplan broke the sad news first on Twitter on Saturday while paying a moving homage to the late celebrity.

The Price Is Right star Bob Barker passed away on Saturday at the age of 99. Her passing was announced shortly after.

It hurt my heart to learn that Arlene Sorkin, the original voice of Harley Quinn, had gone away, Neil typed. I enjoyed her performances as HQ and Calliope on "Days of Our Lives."

He also included a vintage image of Sorkin and an animated image of the legendary Harley Quinn character. 

Soon after, DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn and voice actor Mark Hamill, who is best known for playing Harley Quinn's sidekick The Joker, sent homage to the "incredibly talented" actress on social media.

Arleen sorkin Private life

Sorkin and television writer-producer Christopher Lloyd had two boys together, Eli and Owen, in 1995.

On August 24, 2023, Sorkin passed away at the age of 67.

Arleen Sorkin Career

Together with Mary Fulham, Tracey Berg, and Cassandra Danz, Sorkin launched her cabaret career in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a member of the comic troupe The High-Heeled Women.[Reference required]

On Days of Our Lives, she played the crazy yet endearing Calliope Jones, one of her most notable roles. She performed in this role from 1984 until 1990, and then again in 1992 and 2001. On February 24, 2006, she played the same part in the soap opera for a fourth time. Beginning on May 5, 2010, she made a brief appearance on Days once more.

On the Fox dramedy series Duet from 1987 to 1989, Sorkin portrayed Geneva, a seductive maid to yuppie couple Richard and Linda Phillips. On one episode of Duet's follow-up series, Open House, she would repeat this role.

 She served as America's Funniest People's first female co-host in 1990. Producer Vin Di Bona fired Sorkin from America's Funniest People in 1992. 

After ABC Chairman Dan Burke proposed to Di Bona that Sorkin be replaced with an African-American or someone from another ethnic minority, Sorkin launched a lawsuit against Di Bona, alleging that she was fired from the show because of her color. 

Sorkin requested $450,000 for lost wages and an extra, undetermined sum for emotional distress and impairment to her professional reputation. She added that Di Bona altered her mind and brought on Tawny Kitaen, a white cohost after she criticized the decision as being racially motivated.

In addition to co-writing the plot and screenplay for the Jennifer Aniston movie Picture Perfect from 1997, Sorkin also contributed to the 1990–1992 television series Tiny Toon Adventures.

After her college buddy, Paul Dini watched her portray a jester from a dream scene in the serial series Days of Our Lives, she was used as the inspiration for Harley Quinn (in addition to lending her voice). 

Then, Dini modeled Harley Quinn on Sorkin, giving the character traits from Sorkin including her "very snappy, wisecracking, bubbly blonde" demeanor and mannerisms. Since Dini made the character Jewish, another facet of the character that Sorkin stole, Sorkin spoke in her own Brooklyn accent while adding a "little Yiddish sound" to the voice of Harley Quinn. 

Harley Quinn made her debut in the Batman: The Animated Series episode Joker's Favor. She was only meant to appear in one episode, but when the character and Sorkin's voice acting received great reviews, Quinn was written into the show and often featured in subsequent DC Comics animated series.