Narcissa (Beauty and the Beast)

Narcissa is a Beauty and the Beast (TV) character.
She is elderly and is nearly blind; her eyes in fanart are shown to be clouded. She is a skilled magician, fortune-teller, and resident psychic in the community Below. Narcissa and offers advice in the form of epigrams and riddles. Her character functions to give guidance, to bring down lightning, to be wise, to babysit children, to offer up magic, and to intervene so that true love prevails for Catherine Chandler and Vincent Wells.
Some fans find her character to be a stereotype, mainly that of the "Magical Black Woman." from Revisiting the 1987 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST TV series (spoilers) (2015) 
From a description of the zine, Tales from the Tapestry #1 (1990): 
In the Beauty and the Beast (TV) cookbook, Recipes from Above & Below, this character's recipe offering is "Narcissa's Magic," a recipe for meatloaf. 
==Narcissa and Christianity==
From a fan in 1989: 
In 1991, Narcissa was deemed not family-friendly and not Christian enough during the Beauty and the Beast and The Family Channel Controversies: 
==Sample Fiction==
* Dreams by R.C. Prince ("Concerned more and more each day over Vincent's attachment to Catherine, Father seeks out the help of Narcissus in breaking the unearthly hold on his son.") -- from A Secret Place #1 (1989)
* Lovequest by Shenandoah West ("With Narcissa's help, Vincent travels to the Land of the Dead to retrieve Catherine, meeting famous historical figures and people from his past along the way.") (1990)
* Walk Slowly, Love Softly by Alice Baltes ("Catherine's ghost clings to Vincent, watching all he must endure to rescue their child, but once little Jacob is back, Vincent is still grieving for her. Narcissa claims to know a way of bringing Catherine back. Dare Vincent hope?") - from The Shadow Knight #2 (1991) 
* Shadows of the Heart by Gloria Handley ("Diana, Narcissa, young Eric, a letter and a return trip to the catacombs are all instrumental in helping Vincent discover the truth behind the terrors still haunting him about what happened there.") - from Flame and Shadow #2 (1991) 
* “To Follow Your Dreams” by Sandra Orr (... V rescues C from Gabriel's skyscraper (which is then destroyed by divine lightning, thanks to Narcissa's intervention! from (1993) }} 
* Time and Time Again by Ann Brown ("An AU story in which Catherine dreams herself a nun in a convent, without Vincent, but always yearning for him. Narcissa comes with some revelations.") - from Pieces of Eternity (1997)
==Sample Fanart==
===1988===
File:Lightcloud1-3.jpg|from Light and Cloudshadows #1, artist is Rose Marie Badgett
===1989===
File:Adjust-6.jpg|from Adjustments for a New Year, artist is Vickey A. Kime-Macky
===1990===
Image:fadedroses2-16.jpg|from Faded Roses #2, Pam Tuck
Image:differenctdreambeast1-3.jpg|from A Different Dream #1, Phyllis Berwick ( Narcissa and Baby Jacob)
File:Shallhave3.jpg|...Shall Have No Dominion (Beauty and the Beast zine by Carolyn Kleinsorge)|...Shall Have No Dominion]], artist is Sherri White
File:Tunnelszine2art2.jpg|from Tunnels #2, artist is Nancy Stasulis 
File:Withinrose2-14.jpg|from Within the Crystal Rose #2, artist is Dragon
File:Talestapestry-6.jpg|from Tales from the Tapestry #6, artist is Phyllis Berwick
File:Crystalreflections-4.jpg|from Crystal Reflections, artist is Sharon Reynolds
File:Reflcetionsahlstrom1-7.jpg|from Reflection's #1, artist is Joan Ahlstrom
===1991===
File:Spiralstair5-4.jpg|from The Spiral Staircase #5, artist is Karen Jones
File:Withinrose4-2.jpg|artist is Phyllis Berwick, from Within the Crystal Rose #3 
File:Talesfromthetapestry3-3.jpg|from Tales from the Tapestry #3, artist is Pam Martin
===1992===
 
 
Image:todreamagain-3.jpg|from To Dream Again, artist is Kerin Rose Houseburg
Image:todreamagain-4.jpg|from To Dream Again, artist is Kerin Rose Houseburg
File:Spiralstair6-6.jpg|from The Spiral Staircase #6, artist is Beth Blighton
===1993===
 
Image:legacybatb-7.jpg|from The Legacy, art by Sandy P. Shelton
===1994===
 
File:Spiralstair9-2.jpg|from The Spiral Staircase #9, artist is Pam Tuck
===2016===
Image:flameandshadow13-6.jpg|from Flame and Shadow #13, artist is Jackie Kapke
==References==
Category:Beauty and the Beast Characters