Arleen Sorkin

Arleen Sorkin (born October 14, 1956) is an American actress. Sorkin is most famous for portraying Calliope Jones and Harley Quinn, fictional characters in live action and animation respectively. Sorkin began her career in cabaret in the late 1970s and early 80's as a member of the comedy group "The High-Heeled Women". (Her fellow members were Mary Fulham, Tracey Berg, and Cassandra Danz.) Later, she went on to be the original female co-host on A... more

Arleen Sorkin (born October 14, 1956) is an American actress. Sorkin is most famous for portraying Calliope Jones and Harley Quinn, fictional characters in live action and animation respectively. Sorkin began her career in cabaret in the late 1970s and early 80's as a member of the comedy group "The High-Heeled Women". (Her fellow members were Mary Fulham, Tracey Berg, and Cassandra Danz.) Later, she went on to be the original female co-host on America's Funniest People. She also wrote for Tiny Toon Adventures. One of her more prominent roles was the wacky but lovable Calliope Jones, as seen on Days of our Lives. She played this part from 1984 to 1990 and made return visits in 1992 and 2001. On February 24, 2006, she reprised her role on the soap for the fourth time. Many comic book fans know her as Harley Quinn, the Joker's ditzy sidekick. Paul Dini, a friend of Sorkin's who created Harley for the TV series Batman: The Animated Series, has said in several interviews that he based... less