Complex sentence: Strasser stepped into the role in March 1979, first appearing Friday, April 13,1979 and left in 1987, returning from February 1993 to February 2000.
Split into simpler sentences: Strasser stepped into the role in March 1979, first appearing Friday, April 13,1979. She left the role in 1987, but returned from February 1993 to February 2000.