Complex sentence: Casting directer Judith Weiner had seen "Torch Song Trilogy" and also thought Getty was terrific in an unsuccessful audition to portray Michael Gross's mother in a guest starring role on "Family Ties".
Split into simpler sentences: Casting directer Judith Weiner had seen "Torch Song Trilogy" and thought Getty was terrific in it. She was impressed by Getty's audition for the role of Michael Gross's character's mother in a guest starring role on "Family Ties".