Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Eve Ensler ( born May 25 , 1953 ) is an American playwright , performer , feminist and activist , best known for her play The Vagina Monologues .
Simplified: Eve Ensler ( born 25 May , 1953 ) is a Jewish-American playwright and feminist activist . She is best known for the play The Vagina Monologues .