Charmaine Bingwa

Charmaine Bingwa is a Zimbabwean / Australian actor. She is known for playing Carmen Moyo on The Good Fight (2017). She appears in Antoine Fuqua's Emancipation (2022) as Dodienne, wife of Peter (Will Smith). She is next set to appear in Antoine Fuqua's historical epic King Shaka (2023). Her other credits include Netflix's Trees of Peace (2021) and Amazon's Black Box (2020). She won the Heath Ledger Scholarship (2018), Equity Atlantic Award (2018) and Sydney Theatre Award nomination (2017). Of her Good Fight casting, creators Michelle and Robert King said "We are thrilled that Charmaine is bringing her enormous talents to The Good Fight ensemble. The moment that we saw her audition, we knew that we had found our Carmen, and we can't wait to start writing for her in Season 5." Charmaine made history becoming the first person of color to be awarded the Heath Ledger Scholarship in its 10 year duration. The judging panel included Oscar-winner Matt Damon, Naomi Watts, Elizabeth Debicki, Rose Byrne, Carmen Cuba and Jeremy Podeswa. Elizabeth Debicki commented "in the end, Charmaine's final audition, which showcased her raw and vivid talent, absolutely blew me and my fellow judges away." Naomi Watts also praised her saying, "we were all incredibly moved by her performance in her final audition and can't wait to follow her career." Charmaine is a leading lady with the soul of a character actress, a true chameleon gaining a reputation for bringing a new level of truth to her performances. She is proud to bring her whole self to her work; as echoed by Deadline Hollywood, "Charmaine Bingwa represents a new wave of LGBTQ People of Color in Hollywood." An accomplished theatre performer, she starred in 5 different productions in 2017 and has collaborated with high caliber playwrights such as John Patrick Shanley. Critics have praised the quality of her performances saying, "a rivetingly poignant delivery... so finely calibrated its elevated to unforgettable status." Brad Syke, Buzz From Sydney. (Doubt: A Parable, 22 May 2017) A true multi-hypenate, she also starred, wrote, produced & directed the series Little Sista, winner of Best Screenplay at the LGBT Toronto Film Festival and included in over 15 festivals including Web Series Festival Global, Out Web Fest LA and Melbourne Web Fest. She also received critical reception for her writing on Stille Nacht, which premiered at Academy© Qualifying and BAFTA recognized film festival Flickerfest. Her latest directorial work In the Shadows (2019) was selected to be part of APRA AMCOS' Screen SongHubs 2019 and premiered at the Academy© Qualifying St. Kilda Film Festival. Multi-talented, she also sings and plays guitar and has supported international artists like Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony and Rachel Platten on their shows down under. She holds a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of Commerce.