Mary Berry
Mary Berry is a British cookery writer and broadcaster sharing home cooking, baking and a lifelong love of gardening through books, television and her official online channels.
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- Born
- 24 March 1935, Bath, England
- Work
- Cookery writer, television presenter and baking teacher
- Training
- Bath School of Home Economics and Le Cordon Bleu, Paris
- Breakout
- The Great British Bake Off, judge from 2010 to 2016
Mini bio
How it started.
Mary trained in Bath and at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris before becoming cookery editor at Housewife and then Ideal Home. Her early television work included Afternoon Plus with Judith Chalmers.
Into the Bake Off tent.
As an original Great British Bake Off judge alongside Paul Hollywood, Mary introduced another generation to home baking. She followed it with her own BBC cooking programmes and kept writing recipes for home cooks.
Still sharing.
Her recent books range from the career-spanning Mary 90 to My Gardening Life and Mary All in One. In 2026, BAFTA recognised her television career with its Fellowship.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2026Mary All in OneAuthor
- 2026My Gardening LifeAuthor
- 2025Mary 90Author
- 2023Mary Berry’s Baking Bible, revised editionAuthor
- 2013Recipe for LifeAutobiographer
Television
- 2025Mary at 90: A Lifetime of CookingPresenter
- 2024Mary’s Foolproof DinnersPresenter
- 2010–2016The Great British Bake OffJudge
Awards
Quotes
Take every opportunity you are given, do your research and go the extra mile, and be kind and honest to everyoneMary Berry, BAFTA, 10 May 2026
Advice on building a career, shared in BAFTA’s Fellowship interview: https://www.bafta.org/stories/mary-berry-dbe-the-fellowship-2026/
Trivia
- Her home Aga workshops welcomed more than 12,000 visitors over 16 years.
- She has written books with her longtime assistant Lucy Young.
- A Mary Berry rose was launched at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2016.
- Her love of gardening began as a child, watching her father grow vegetables.
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