The character of Harley Quinn was inspired by Paul Dini's college friend, Arleen Sorkin, who played Calliope Jones on Days of Our Lives. The Joker manipulates and seduces Harley Quinn to become ...

Harley Quinn was created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini in 1992, as a sidekick/girlfriend for the Joker on Batman: The Animated Series. Thanks to a wonderful performance from actress Arleen Sorkin ...

Though Harley Quinn originated in Batman ... The Animated Series episode "Joker's Favor," where she was played by the late ...

Arleen Sorkin (October 14 ... serial Days of Our Lives and for inspiring and voicing the DC Comics villain Harley Quinn in Batman: The Animated Series and the many animated series and video ...

The name was a nod to her voice actress, Arleen Francis Sorkin ... Joker christened her with the name Harley Quinn, since her real name, Harleen Quinzel, reminded him of a harlequin.