Charmaine Bingwa

Acting

Charmaine Bingwa

Perth, Australia12 credits

Charmaine Bingwa is a Zimbabwean-Australian actress and writer. She's known for her powerful portrayal of Carmen in the CBS legal drama The Good Fight (2020–2022). Her nuanced performance earned her critical acclaim and positioned her as one of television’s rising talents. Bingwa made her feature film debut in Black Box (2020), part of the Blumhouse-Amazon anthology series, and went on to star opposite Will Smith in Emancipation (2022), directed by Antoine Fuqua. She also appeared in King Shaka (2024) and has voiced roles in animated series such as Back to the Outback (2022). In addition to acting, Bingwa is an award-winning screenwriter and a 2018 Heath Ledger Scholarship recipient. Known for her emotionally grounded performances and activist spirit, she continues to craft work that centers underrepresented voices with honesty and depth. Description above based on media reports and Charmaine Bingwa’s public credits.

Known For

Filmography

Emancipation
2022Emancipation
as DodienneMovie
Back to the Outback
2021Back to the Outback
as TV Reporter (voice)Movie
Trees of Peace
2021Trees of Peace
as JeanetteMovie
Black Box
2020Black Box
as MirandaMovie
Party of Two
2019Party of Two
as Renee (Maxine's Mother)Movie
Can You Dig It?
2018Can You Dig It?
as AndreaMovie
Nekrotronic
2018Nekrotronic
as Possessed FinniganMovie
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fight
as Carmen MoyoTV
M
Miranda of Mind
as Miranda KendrickMovie
The Better Man
The Better Man
as Summer AkersMovie