Batman villain Harley Quinn, has died at the age of 67.The news was announced last night (August 26) via voice actor Neil Kaplan on X/Twitter. “It broke my heart to hear… the original voice of Harley Quinn, [Arleen] Sorkin has passed away.
I adored her work as HQ & as Calliope in ‘Days of Our Lives,” Kaplan wrote.A cause of death has yet to be revealed.It broke my heart to hear… the original voice of Harley Quinn, Arlene Sorkin has passed away.
I adored her work as HQ & as Calliope in “Days of Our Lives.” pic.twitter.com/QtypvmvNUX— Neil Kaplan – Voice Actor (@NeKap) August 26, 2023Sorkin is best known for voicing the original iteration of Harley Quinn in Batman: The Animated Series, which ran from 1992 until 1995.
Besides voicing the now iconic villain – whose real name was Harleen Quinzel – Sorkin also famously inspired the character’s creation.The character was created after her friend Paul Dini, who was a writer on Batman: The Animated Series, saw a clip of Sorkin acting as a jester in an episode of Days Of Our Lives.
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