Complex sentence: The actresses, Brooke and McDonald, were likewise close friends, and at the time of "Number 96" were real-life housemates and lovers living in Wahroonga in the northern suburbs of Sydney.
Split into simpler sentences: The actresses, Brooke and McDonald, were likewise close friends. At the time of "Number 96" were real-life housemates and lovers living in Wahroonga in the northern suburbs of Sydney.