Original Harley Quinn voice actor, Arleen Sorkin, passed away

[MenacingMonk]

Harley Quinn voice actress Arleen Sorkin has passed away at the age of 67.


The news was broken by fellow veteran voice actor Neil Kaplan on Twitter. “It broke my heart to hear… the original voice of Harley Quinn, [Arleen] Sorkin has passed away,” said Kaplan. “I adored her work as HQ & as Calliope in Days of Our Lives.”

I was told by a reliable source. (Sorry, but I wish to respect their anonymity.)
— Neil Kaplan – Voice Actor (@NeKap) August 26, 2023

Sorkin was the first to voice Quinn, who was created by her college friend Paul Dini, in the legendary Batman: The Animated Series. She would reprise the role, which she wound up inspiring, in several series, such as Superman: The Animated Series, Gotham Girls, Static Shock, and Justice League, as well as several video games. Sorkin also appeared as Ms. Bambi in the movie Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and reprised her Quinn role in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.


Prior to voice acting, Sorkin played Calliope Jones in Days of Our Lives and was a co-host on America’s Funniest People. She was married to television producer Christopher Lloyd (co-creator of Modern Family) and had two sons.

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Harley Quinn voice actress Arleen Sorkin has passed away at the age of 67, according to an announcement by Neil Kaplan.

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[Artificial Intelligence]

Batman and Harley are both dead

 

[Deltron]

damn RIP.

You can hear how she influenced the way HQ talks, since every incarnation down to Margot Robbie's has used her as the blueprint

 

[MenacingMonk]

damn RIP.

You can hear how she influenced the way HQ talks, since every incarnation down to Margot Robbie's has used her as the blueprint

Just like Conroy is to Batman, she is to HQ. Not just that, but she was the first woman to voice a Comic book character that didn’t exist in comics before.

 

[Neuromancer]

My she rest eternal.

 

[Art Barr]

Oh no.



Rest in power....m's sorkin.


Art Barr

 

[Devilinurear]

Rip

Thought she was way younger

 

[Deltron]

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

A lot of my childhood celebrities have been dying the last couple of years.

 

[Tj Bronson]

Damn

 

[BlackMajik]

RIP to the original Harley

 

[42 Monks]

basically validated the character. doesn't get much better as a VA

 

[melraH]

RIP her and Kevin Conroy's performance was so great it became the gold standard. They died relatively young but did something legendary. And left a legacy to their families.

 

[Red Shield]

damn RIP.

You can hear how she influenced the way HQ talks, since every incarnation down to Margot Robbie's has used her as the blueprint

Harley was damn near literally made for her

But yeah

 

[Red Shield]

RIP

Her, Conroy.. all we got left is Mark as the Joker. They all gave legendary performances... DCAU will be something I'lll watch even when I'm 70+