[1][2] She is the third UK comics laureate and the first woman to be offered the role, taking over from Charlie Adlard in 2019.

[4] The French edition of Berry's book the noir-esque detective story Britten and Brülightly was chosen for the official selection of the Angoulême International Comics Festival (Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême) in 2010.

[5] In April 2021 Berry was announced as a trustee for the Cartoon Museum after finishing her tenure as comic laureate.

[6] Additionally, Berry joined the newly established Society of Authors Comic Creators Network.

When she was younger, her family moved to the United States, where she lived in Maryland and Hampshire near Basingstoke.