Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: She was befriended by the actors Kevin McCarthy and Eli Wallach who each recalled her as studious and sincere in her approach to her studies , and noted that she tried to avoid attention by sitting quietly in the back of the class .
Simplified: She became friends with actors Kevin McCarthy and Eli Wallach who each she was sincere in her approach to her studies . They noted that she tried to avoid attention by sitting quietly in the back of the class .