Her stepfather, Ronald Benge, was a prominent librarian who established library schools in developing countries.
She then worked in film, and served as an assistant to the editor Graeme Clifford for Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now (1973).
[3] She has also written lyrics for French musician/producer Bertrand Burgalat, and for Brazilian singer Monica Vasconcelos.
[citation needed] She has provided cover artwork for all of Wyatt's solo albums since 1974, as well as for albums by other musicians including Gravity by Fred Frith, Alice by Klimperei and Spanish Dance Troupe by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.
Benge has also illustrated two children's books written by Scottish poet and musician Ivor Cutler.