Which Beyoncé film debut featured her as Foxxy Cleopatra?

Beyoncé’s film debut, in which she played Foxxy Cleopatra, was Austin Powers in Goldmember.

The 2002 comedy was the third film in the Austin Powers series, following International Man of Mystery and The Spy Who Shagged Me. Beyoncé played Foxxy Cleopatra, a glamorous secret agent and Austin Powers’s ally. The character was styled as a playful homage to 1970s blaxploitation-film heroines.

Beyoncé also contributed music to the film’s soundtrack. She recorded “Work It Out,” a funk-influenced song that introduced her first solo single before the release of Dangerously in Love. The song’s video used the film’s retro visual style and featured scenes inspired by the Austin Powers world.

Her later screen roles included Deena Jones in Dreamgirls, a role that brought her a Golden Globe nomination, and Nala in the 2019 version of The Lion King. Austin Powers in Goldmember remains distinct because it was her first credited feature-film appearance.