Arleen Sorkin, the actress who inspired the creation and nicknamed the DC Comics character Harley Quinn, died Thursday (8/24) at the age of 67, of an unknown cause. According to the TMZ portal, Sorkin has had to deal with a series of health problems that have kept her away from work in recent years.
The actress began her career in show business in 1982 with a brief appearance in the humor series ‘Saturday Night Live’, and soon after she entered the endless soap opera ‘Days of Our Lives’, playing the character Calliope Jones in more than 400 episodes. , between 1984 and 2010. He also participated in famous comedies such as “Trocando as Bolas” (1983), “Doidos, Malucos e Daigosos” (1986) and “Minha Dilha Quer Casar” (1991), as well as being part of the cast of the series “Duet” (1987-1989) and “Open House” (1989-1990).
The true origin of Harlequin
In 1991, while working on ‘Batman: The Animated Series’, writer and producer Paul Dini fell ill and had to stay home when he saw Arleen on TV, in an episode of ‘Days of Our Lives’ in which she played a Harlequin in a dream sequence. He recalled that the actress had been his classmate in college and was inspired by her to create a henchman for the Joker. He invited her to voice the character, which was christened with a name very similar to Arleen herself: Harley Quinn, Harley Quinn.
Dini’s original idea was for the character to appear in one episode only. Entitled “The favor of Joker”, the chapter aired in 1992. The success was such that Dini decided to include it in another chapter. And in another. Until the character became one of the most popular in animation and ended up spilling over into comics, becoming an official part of the DC Comics universe.
Arleen voiced Harley Quinn for a decade. In addition to Batman drawings, he also participated in the hero’s first animated films, such as “Batman and Superman: The World’s Greatest” (1997) and “Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker” (2000), as well as dozens of episodes from other DC animations, including “Superman: The Animated Series”, “The New Batman Adventures”, “Gotham Girls”, “Shocker” and “Justice League”, and a pile of video games. Her last works were as a voice actress for Harley Quinn in the games ‘Batham: Arkham Asylum’ (2009) and in two volumes of ‘DC Universe Online’ (2011 to 2012).
compliments from colleagues
Initially hired as the voice of Batgirl, Tara Strong ended up replacing Arleen as Harley Quinn in the projects that followed, stacking the two characters after the original voice actress suffered ill health. This Sunday (8/27) you used social networks to express your sadness for you. “Without this beautiful and talented goddess, Harley Quinn would never have existed. She was the inspiration, heart and soul of this iconic character,” she said. “I was amazed as Batgirl, watching her next to Mark Hamill and Kevin [Conroy, o falecido dublador de Batman]”.
Actor Mark Hamill, who in addition to being known as Luke Skywalker in the “Star Wars” films also made history as the voice of the Joker, noted that Arleen was “not only a wonderful talent, but a truly wonderful person.”
And James Gunn, who directed Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn in “The Suicide Squad,” added that the actress “helped create the character so many of us love.”
Source: Terra
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