Charmaine Bingwa
Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
12 credits
Emancipation
Movie • 2022
Dodienne
Back to the Outback
Movie • 2021
TV Reporter (voice)
Miranda of Mind
Movie
Miranda Kendrick
Can You Dig It?
Movie • 2018
Andrea
Nekrotronic
Movie • 2018
Possessed Finnigan
Black Box
Movie • 2020
Miranda
Hello Au Revoir
Movie • 2018
Trees of Peace
Movie • 2021
Jeanette
Party of Two
Movie • 2019
Renee (Maxine's Mother)
The Better Man
Movie
Summer Akers
The Good Fight
TV • 2017
Carmen Moyo
Starting From Now
TV • 2014
Brig