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Charmaine Bingwa

Charmaine Bingwa

Perth, Australia

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
Emancipation poster
Emancipation
2022 • Dodienne
Back to the Outback poster
Back to the Outback
2021 • TV Reporter (voice)
Trees of Peace poster
Trees of Peace
2021 • Jeanette
Black Box poster
Black Box
2020 • Miranda
Party of Two poster
Party of Two
2019 • Renee (Maxine's Mother)
Hello Au Revoir poster
Hello Au Revoir
2018
Can You Dig It? poster
Can You Dig It?
2018 • Andrea
Nekrotronic poster
Nekrotronic
2018 • Possessed Finnigan
No Image
Miranda of Mind
— • Miranda Kendrick
The Better Man poster
The Better Man
— • Summer Akers