Harleen Quinzel was raised in a dysfunctional family, her mother Sharon Quinzel is an alcoholic and her father Nick Quinzel is a criminal and gambling addict who frequently got in trouble with the mob.
Harleen Quinzel was a psychologist at Arkham Asylum, and after meeting the Joker, she became his frequent accomplice, took on the name Harley Quinn, and got into an abusive codependent relationship with him. She eventually splits up with him, and becomes a solo criminal, forming a criminal gang called the Quinntets.
Since the death of the Joker, Harley Quinn has been making steps toward picking up where her life left off as her alter ego, Harleen Quinzel, before she was molded by the Clown Prince. She's been raising her children on her own and been doing her best to be a single mother to make sure they never end up like she did.
Such is the case with Harley Quinn, formerly Dr. Harleen Quinzel. A promising psychologist and intern at Arkham Asylum in Gotham City, Harleen was given the chance to get up close and personal with the Joker, an experience that wound up ending… badly.
Personality Disorder, specifically, Histrionic Personality Disorder plays a key part in Harley Quinn's life. People with Histrionic Personality Disorder are “pervasive and excessive emotionally and display attention-seeking behavior” (Bornstein 1998).
Harleen Frances Quinzel, later known as Harley Quinn, is a fictional character in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), based on the character of the same name created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU) animated series Batman: The Animated ...
Joker Jr. was born after The Joker, who had manipulated Harley Quinn into re-entering a life of crime, impregnated her without her knowing. Harley out of shame refused to accept the child and gave him up. He grew up being transferred from various orphanages and foster homes to people who never loved him.
No, the Joker does not have kids. But, Jokester of Earth-3 had a daughter called Duela Dent who joined the main continuity earth and was oftenn called the joker's daughter.
It is then revealed that the Joker's real name is "Jack Oswald White." Martha then shares that she visited the Flashpoint universe's version of Jack Oswald White, discovering him to be a struggling family man supporting his wife and a child as a janitor at Wayne Casino.
At an unknown point in time, he was arrested for nearly killing an Irishman due to his racism. His son Barry also died sometime during his teens. He was later released and got back with Sharon, though Harley would not learn this for years. He became a pariah for the fact that his daughter was a supervillain.
The Joker commits a crime and, cornered by the Batman at the Monarch Playing Card Company, throws himself into a vat of chemical waste. He survives, but becomes horribly disfigured in the process. This is the first and earliest attempt at providing a background for the Joker, written in 1951.
when she was involved with “The Joker”…it was the Batman himself! Now, however, since Harley has essentially emancipated herself from the Joker's manipulative, violent, abusive, and pernicious behavior, “The Joker” has himself become her arch-nemesis, and, The Batman, who was once her enemy…has become her ally!
In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Harley Quinn reveals she gave birth to Joker's daughter, but gave her up for adoption rather than subject her to a life with Joker as a father. Similarly, Harley becomes a mother to twin children in the Batman: White Knight universe, though with happier results.
Harley reveals to Black Canary that she has a four-year-old daughter named Lucy who is being raised by her sister. After discovering she was pregnant, Harley left the Joker for almost a year to have their baby instead of abortion.
Penny Fleck was the adoptive mother of Arthur Fleck, a mentally unstable failed comedian who would later call himself the Joker. Much like her son, Penny suffered from an unspecified mental illness.
