Arleen Sorkin was an American actress, screenwriter, television presenter and comedian. Sorkin served as the real-life inspiration and voice for DC Comics character Harley Quinn, co-created by her friend Paul Dini on Batman: The Animated Series as part of the DC Animated Universe, which she would continue to voice in later DCAU projects, such as Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, Gotham Girls, Static Shock and Justice League. She would later reprise her role as Harley Quinn in Batman: Arkham Asylum and again in DC Universe Online, the latter of which being her final performance as the character before her retirement.
Trivia[]
- Sorkin was one of six voice actors to reprise their role from the DCAU in the Arkhamverse, the other five being: Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Mark Hamill as the Joker, Robert Costanzo as Harvey Bullock, CCH Pounder as Amanda Waller and Adam Baldwin as Rick Flag.
- Jennifer Hale also reprised her role from the DCAU as Killer Frost in Batman: Assault on Arkham, however the film would be rendered non-canon.
Batman: Arkham City[]
- She did not reprise her role as Harley Quinn in Batman: Arkham City because she retired from the role in May 2011. She was replaced by Tara Strong in the games and by Hynden Walch in Batman: Assault on Arkham.
Characters Portrayed by Arleen Sorkin in the Batman Universe[]
Harley Quinn (Voice)
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Harley Quinn (Voice)
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Bambi (Voice)
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