Your voice was distinct enough to reach legendary level: the basis for The Joker's manic girlfriend and one of Batman and Robin's greatest (if not sexiest) foes, Dr. Harleen Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn.
It all started when DC creator/scribe, Paul Dini, noticed you dressed as a jester for your popular character, Calliope Jones, on Days of Our Lives, and inserted your modified guise into Batman: The Animated Series, for the groundbreaking episode, "Joker's Favor."
From there, your inspired persona (with that ever ticklish tonality) occupied frequent episodes of the series, followed by The New Adventures of Batman, Gotham Girls, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, Static Shock and the feature-length submissions, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.
Writing also marked your career, with contributions to Tiny Toon Adventures and Picture Perfect. You even cohosted America's Funniest People in 1990, starred in Trading Places, Oscar, Odd Jobs, From Here to Maternity, I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore, Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss, It's Pat, Dream On, Comic Book: The Movie, The New Mike Hammer, The New Hollywood Squares and assisted your producer husband, Chris Lloyd, with behind-the-scenes efforts for Frasier.
Your commitment to the arts and contagious cheer made you an icon synonymous with the Gotham gal you came to epitomize. Thank you for the inexhaustible giggles, hijinks and titillations, Ms. Sorkin; they will not only continue to gratify, but more so, unfailingly touch our hearts.
No comments:
Post a Comment