Complex sentence: Franklin has also been a guest star on a number of other television series, including a semi-regular role in the ABC series "Gidget", and directed several episodes of the 1980s sitcom "Charles in Charge".
Split into simpler sentences: Franklin has also been a guest star on a number of other television series, including a semi-regular role in the ABC series "Gidget". She also directed several episodes of the 1980s sitcom "Charles in Charge".