Arleen Sorkin, the Original Harley Quinn, Has Died at Age 67

Actor Arleen Sorkin at cabaret event Les Girls 9 in 2009.
Actor Arleen Sorkin at cabaret event Les Girls 9 in 2009.
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Arleen Sorkin, the actor who first voiced Batman mainstay Harley Quinn, passed away at 67 years old.

Reports of her passing went around on social media following a tweet from voice actor Neil Kaplan, and were later corroborated by the Hollywood Reporter. Sources speaking to the outlet reveal she’d passed on Thursday, August 24, and that she’d been unable to act in recent years due to health issues.

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Sorkin is survived by her husband Christopher Lloyd and their sons Eli and Owen, and our thoughts go out to them at this time.


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