Foxxy Cleopatra

From Austin Powers

Foxxy Cleopatra (played by Beyonce Knowles) is an African-American time-traveling character from 1972 in Austin Powers in Goldmember. A former employee of Goldmember, Foxxy agrees to go back in time with Austin in order to help defeat him. In a bizarre and humorous twist, Foxy seems to be attracted to Mini-Me.

The character is an amalgam of female characters from 1970's "Blaxploitation" or "Soul Cinema" motion pictures, especially those featuring Pam Grier. The name itself is certainly based on Grier's "Foxy Brown." Another source is "Cleopatra Jones" played by Tamara Dobson. Other elements of Foxxy's character are taken from Grier's characters in the films Coffy and Friday Foster. Teresa Graves' performance in the short-lived crime drama Get Christie Love! might also be an inspiration, but all of the vixens in the "soul cinema" genre might be considered formulaic.