Complex sentence: Beth was born in Poitiers, Vienne, French to Catholic theater-director parents, describing them as "(...) were keen to impress the importance of academic study on her and her sister (...)".
Split into simpler sentences: Beth was born in Poitiers, Vienne, French to Catholic theater-director parents. She described them as "(...) were keen to impress the importance of academic study on her and her sister (...)".