The Monster's Ball actress dialled 911 after spotting an unidentified man "lurking around" in her front garden, law enforcement sources told TMZ.
The individual is said to have scaled a privacy wall bordering the residence and only fled after several people in Berry's home ran outside to confront him.
The man is suspected of coming from a group of independent paparazzi who have allegedly begun to linger around Berry's house and follow her around Los Angeles.
The LAPD is currently investigating the break-in, but has not yet passed comment.
Berry's home was targeted by graffiti artists last July, who spray painted a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi onto her front gate.
Berry was recently attached to a cable television project entitled Higher Learning, which was shopped around US networks last month.
