From a few days ago:
Arleen Sorkin, 'incredibly talented' voice of Harley Quinn, 'Days of Our Lives' star, dies at 67$1:
Arleen Sorkin, the original voice and inspiration behind DC Comics character Harley Quinn, has died. She was 67.
Her death was confirmed to USA TODAY on Sunday by Christopher Silbermann, the agent of Sorkin's husband, producer and writer Christopher Lloyd. The actress died of multiple sclerosis.
"We will always remember our dear Arleen for her immense generosity of spirit," Sorkin's family said in a statement. "Talented, yes, and dogged too, as evidenced by her tenacious, decades-long fight with a terrible disease. But more than that she was a loving presence in the lives of her two boys, Eli and Owen, her mother Joyce, and brothers Robert and Arthur, and the countless other children, old and young whom she took under her beautiful wing over the years."
The family added: "It's a sad day for us, but a joyous one too knowing how many people today are summoning her memory and smiling."
Harley Quinn made her debut in "Batman: The Animated Series" in 1992. She was originally only meant to star in one episode before the character became a standout villain of her own.
"Batman" writer Paul Dini was inspired by seeing his friend Sorkin on "Days of Our Lives" and "Duet," playing a "very snappy, wisecracking, bubbly blonde," Dini said in an interview with Yahoo in 2016.
"So when I came up with Harley, I asked (Arleen), 'Do you want to do the voice?' And she said, 'Yes.' We brought her in − it was her first voiceover and she did a tremendous job on it," he recalled.
Sad. The deep, well rounded character of Harley Quinn wouldn't exist today if not for Arleen.