Complex sentence: She landed the lead role in Disney's made-for-television film "Wish Upon a Star" in 1996, portraying two body-swapping characters along with Danielle Harris, the same year as Heigl's parents divorced and her mother was diagnosed with cancer.
Split into simpler sentences: She landed the lead role in Disney's made-for-television film "Wish Upon a Star" in 1996, portraying two body-swapping characters along with Danielle Harris. Also in 1996, Heigl's parents divorced and her mother was diagnosed with cancer.