Complex sentence: McInnis was born in Belleville, Ontario in September, 1957, and grew up in Toronto and Ottawa, where she attended Colonel By Secondary School, where she became close friends with the novelist, playwright and actor Ann-Marie MacDonald.
Split into simpler sentences: McInnis was born in Belleville, Ontario in September, 1957, and grew up in Toronto and Ottawa. She attended Colonel By Secondary School, where she became close friends with the novelist, playwright and actor Ann-Marie MacDonald.