Arleen Sorkin, the Original Harley Quinn, Dead at 67

Arleen Sorkin, who originated the role of Harley Quinn and appeared on Days of our Lives for more than 25 years, has died. She was 67. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sorkin died Thursday after health issues had forced her into an early retirement. Sorkin inspired the creation of Harley Quinn, the Joker’s girlfriend/henchwoman, and voiced the role in Batman: the Animated Series. On Days of our Lives, she played Calliope Jones for 427 episodes over 26 years (per IMDb).

Arleen Sorkin helped inspire the creation of Harley Quinn — who was a canon immigrant from the cartoon series to comics, films, and video games. B:TAS writer Paul Dini was a college friend of Sorkin. He cast her as Harleen…