One thing that cannot be swept under the carpet is that Harley Quinn’s face is very scary and terrifying especially when you see it in the dark.
Harley Quinn’s face reminds me of a story read back then in high school about a man who missed his way in the dark. While trying to trace his steps in a bid to find a way out, he freaked out when he met a faceless man who tried to give him direction.
While running for his life, he met another man who asked what the problem was for him. After narrating his ordeal, the man he just met raised a lantern to his face and asked, “Is the other man’s face like this?”
Whatever happened to the man who missed his way that night, the story didn’t tell but maybe he wouldn’t have freaked out if he had seen Harley Quinn’s face that night but you never can tell, both faces look scary nonetheless
Most Kids in Nigeria, on seeing Harley Quinn’s face will term as “Ojuju Calabar” which means a Masquerade from Calabar – the capital of Cross-River State in Southern Nigeria.
In this piece, we shall be looking at what who Harley Quinn is, her roles in movies and characters who have once played her role in movies or series.
Who is Harley Quinn?
Harley Quinn was created by writer Paul Dini and artist Bruce Timm for the Batman: The Animated Series episode entitled “Joker’s Favor” in 1992.[12] Initially written as an animated equivalent of a walk-on role, Harley was intended to appear in just one episode
Harley Quinn was gotten from a character in the Commedia Dell Arte known as Harlequin. Harley Quinn is a fictional character who always in movies and other features by her creators.
Paul Dini and Bruce Timm created the Harley Quinn character to create Harley Quinn stop serve as surveillance character as week as a romantic for her accomplice, Joker in Batman.
The Origin Story of the character can be traced to the animated story written and drawn by Dini and Timm. It portrays Dr Harleen Frances Quinzel, M.D. as an Arkham Asylum psychiatrist who fell in love with the Joker and became not just his accomplice but also is “on and off” lover.
She made her first appearance in Batman: The Animated Series in 1992 which made her famous afterwards. She went on to appear in Suicide Squad, Arrows among others which was played by Margot Robbie.
Harley Quinn also worked with fellow villains Poison Ivy and Catwoman, the trio being known as the Gotham City Sirens; Ivy is often depicted as a close friend and romantic interest of Harley.
Harley Quinn appeared in Gotham Girls aside from her major appearances in After Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures, She also played the role of Joker in one of the episodes of Justice League.
Harley Quinn’s Face
There are different faces behind “Harley Quinn’s face” because her role has been played by more than a handful of actresses in movies and TV series.
However, one thing that is central to Harley Quinn’s face irrespective of who is playing the role is the use of exotic make-up which makes her face wild and scary to some extent.
See the list of characters who have once played or voiced the Harley Quinn role
Mia Sara in “Birds of Prey”
Hayden Walch in “The Batman” 2004
Tara Strong.
She has played the role more than 33 times in movies, TV shows and games.
Grey Delisle, She voiced the character in 2008’s “Lego Batman: The Videogame.”
Laura Post, she played the of Harley Quinn in the 2017 Telltale Batman game “Batman: The Enemy Within.”
Sirena Irwin voiced Dr. Harleen Quinzel in the 2017 movie “Batman vs. Two-Face.”
Margot Rubin voiced the character in the 2019 film “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.”
Kaley Cuoco played Harley Quinn in the 2019 animated web series “Harley Quinn.”
Laura Bailey’s version of Harley appeared in “Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Superheroes Unite.”
Comedian Jenny Slate was Harley in 2017’s “The Lego Batman Movie.”
