Complex sentence: Leerhsen made her film debut in the short film "Junior Creative" (2000), as Sarah, and shortly afterwards, she appeared in the horror sequel' (2000), though she originally auditioned for the part that eventually went to Kim Director.
Split into simpler sentences: Leerhsen made her film debut in the short film "Junior Creative" (2000), as Sarah. She appeared in the horror sequel' (2000), though she originally auditioned for the part that eventually went to Kim Director.