Arleen

Arleen Sorkin was the first actor to lend her voice to fan-favorite DC villain Harley Quinn.

Arleen Goldberg Hendler’s still life looking into a brown paper bag stuffed with the day’s trash is an equally muscular painting, but its humble subject matter is dismissive of grandiose symbolism.

Arleen Sorkin, an actress and comedian who created memorable characters in two decidedly different universes — the soap opera one of “Days of Our Lives” and the crime-fighting one of Batman, where her Harley Quinn became a fan favorite after she first gave her a voice in 1992 on “Batman: The Animated Series” — died on Aug. 24 in Los Angeles.

Arleen Sorkin, 67, a veteran soap opera star and original voice of DC villain Harley Quinn, died Aug. 24 after experiencing health issues that caused her to step away from acting in recent years.

Arleen Sorkin, the veteran soap opera star and original voice of DC villain Harley Quinn, has died.