Annabelle could easily have been typecast, forced to play a succession of pretty posh girls. But she credits Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight with giving her a little more to work with. "Playing Grace changed everything for me. I was believable in a strong, female, alpha role." She told the FT. In an interview with Town & Country, she expanded on this, explaining, "that was a calibre of work I hadn't been able to do previously. It takes a while to prove your place and be in the company of greats, and this was the first time I was seen as good enough even to audition for these amazing people."