Harley Quinn Smith

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Harley Quinn Smith
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Smith at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1999-06-26) June 26, 1999 (age 25) [1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • musician
Years active2001–present
Parents

Harley Quinn Smith (born June 26, 1999 [1] ) is an American actress and musician. Smith is most known for her role as a convenience store clerk in the film Tusk and starred in its spin-off Yoga Hosers , both written and directed by her father, filmmaker Kevin Smith. She is also the bass player and one of the singers in the punk rock band The Tenth. She also appeared in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot . [2]

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Early life

Harley Quinn Smith was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, the daughter of Kevin Smith and actress and journalist Jennifer Schwalbach Smith. [1] [3] She was named after the DC Comics character Harley Quinn. [4]

Career

Smith made her acting debut in her father's film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back , by portraying the recurring character Silent Bob as a toddler. [5] In 2004, she had an uncredited cameo as Tracy Colelli in the drama film Jersey Girl and two years later in the comedy film Clerks II . [6] In 2014, she had a small role in the thriller film Tusk , a role she reprised in a starring capacity in 2016's Yoga Hosers . [7] [8] In January 2016, it was announced that Smith will play her father's character's daughter in the half-hour comedy Hollyweed. [9]

In 2017, Smith was cast as Lindsay in All These Small Moments, which premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. [10] [11]

Smith joined John Barrowman and other co-hosts in the debut September 15, 2018 episode of DC Daily , a discussion show focusing on DC Universe comic topics [12] [13]

In early 2019, Smith rejoined her father's View Askewniverse, playing Millennium "Milly" Faulken in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot . According to Kevin Smith, Milly is part of a girl-gang (made up of characters played by Aparna Brielle, Treshelle Edmond, and Alice Wen) that is not unlike the girl-gang of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back ; however, their goals and motivations are different, and they were put together as a commentary on Hollywood's use of youth and diversity in reboots and sequels. Kevin Smith says that Milly's role in the gang is similar to Shannon Elizabeth's character Justice, her character being the daughter of Jay and Justice. The movie was released later in the fall. [14] She also had a small role in Quentin Tarantino 's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , portraying a member of the Manson Family. [15]

Personal life

Smith is good friends with and a frequent co-star of Lily-Rose Depp and actress Aparna Brielle. [16]

Smith is bisexual. [17] She is also a vegan, [18] and she also hosts a podcast with her father about veganism. [19]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Baby Silent Bob
2004 Jersey Girl Tracy ColelliUncredited [20]
2006 Clerks II Kid in Window
2014 Tusk Clerk Girl #1
2016 Holidays HollySegment: "Halloween"
Yoga Hosers Colleen McKenzie
2018 All These Small Moments Lindsay
2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood "Froggie"
Madness in the Method Herself
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Millennium "Milly" Faulken [21]
2022 KillRoy Was Here Wendy [22]
Student BodyNadia Parker
Clerks III Millennium "Milly" Faulken
2024 The 4:30 Movie Sister Sugar Walls

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014, 2016 Comic Book Men Herself2 episodes
2017 Supergirl Izzy WilliamsEpisode: "Supergirl Lives"
2018HollyweedTBAPilot [9]
2019 Halloween Wars HerselfEpisode: "The Swarm"
2020Day by DayLizaVoice role; episode: "Neighbor Guy"
2021 Cruel Summer Mallory HigginsMain role (season 1)
2023 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula HerselfGuest Judge (season 5)
2024 Masters of the Universe: Revelation Queen AmeliaVoice role; Episode: "Ascension"

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