Foxxy Cleopatra

Foxxy Cleopatra, played by Beyoncé Knowles, was the female counterpart to Austin Powers in the third Austin Powers film; 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 is named after. These characters are noted for the inspiration for the film and television series Get Christie Love. She also could be a parody of the Bond girl Rosie... more

Foxxy Cleopatra, played by Beyoncé Knowles, was the female counterpart to Austin Powers in the third Austin Powers film; 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 is named after. These characters are noted for the inspiration for the film and television series Get Christie Love. 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; though she did adopt a braided dread lock style when she and Austin infiltrated Roboto's domain. Foxxy frequently uses the slang term "sugar", walks in a sexy manner, and shouts "Sha-zam!" when delivering a blow in a fight. When she has her gun on the villain she proclaims, "You're under arrest, Sugah!" which is the phrase used by "blaxploitation" police... less