Beyoncé’s first feature-film acting role was Foxxy Cleopatra in Austin Powers in Goldmember. The 2002 comedy stars Mike Myers as the flamboyant spy Austin Powers.
Foxxy Cleopatra is an FBI agent and singer who becomes involved in Austin’s mission. The character is styled as a 1970s-inspired performer, and Beyoncé also contributed to the film’s music through the single “Work It Out.”
The role introduced Beyoncé to a broad film audience before her later performances in films such as The Fighting Temptations, Dreamgirls, and Cadillac Records. Foxxy Cleopatra is sometimes confused with Deena Jones, the fictional singer Beyoncé played in Dreamgirls, but the two characters belong to different films and genres.