Complex sentence: Actress Emma Thompson wrote the script and stars as Elinor Dashwood, while Kate Winslet plays Elinor's younger sister Marianne; actors Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman play their respective suitors.
Split into simpler sentences: Actress Emma Thompson wrote the script and stars as Elinor Dashwood, while Kate Winslet plays Elinor's younger sister Marianne. Actors Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman play their respective suitors.