Foxxy Cleopatra
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| Austin Powers character |
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| Foxxy Cleopatra | |
| Gender | Female |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Role | FBI agent |
| Filmography | |
| First appearance | Austin Powers In Goldmember |
| Film count | 1 |
| Portrayed by | Beyoncé Knowles |
Foxxy Cleopatra, played by Beyoncé Knowles, was the female counterpart to Austin Powers in the third Austin Powers film; Austin Powers in Goldmember. She was presumably born on September 4th, 1954.
[edit] Austin Powers in Goldmember
Her character is a parody of characters in "blaxploitation" films such as Foxy Brown and Cleopatra Jones, both of which the character are named after. She also could be a parody of the bond girl Rosie Carver from the James Bond blaxploitation inspired film "Live and Let Die." As such, her clothing style is reminiscent of the disco era and her hair is in the "afro" style of the time. Foxxy frequently uses the slang term "sugar" and shouts "Sha-zam!" when delivering a blow in a fight. Due to her flamboyant nature, she is very cocky and prone to overconfidence - which often leads opponents catching her off-guard;such as Goldmember, who managed to escape her grasp (as well as embarrass her) several times in the movie by kicking her in the face.
Like the previous film, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, the plot involved time travel. Austin is in pursuit of Doctor Evil and his accomplice, Goldmember, through time. At Goldmember’s discotheque in 1975, Austin encounters Foxxy, who is one of Goldmembers beautiful girls, where she is performing (singing a piece derived from a number of songs by KC and the Sunshine Band). After Foxxy completes her song, she and Austin speak through an intermediary played by Nathan Lane, a spoof of a similar scene in After the Fox.
Unlike the previous two Austin Powers films, Foxxy Cleopatra did not seduce Powers on screen, although it is clear from their conversation in the disco that the two characters had a romantic liaison sometime in the past.
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