Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Between 1993 and 1997 , she became involved in amateur theater , which she continued with until gaining a role in the film NÃ rkontakt later in 1997 .
Simplified: Between 1993 and 1997 , she became played in amateur theater , which she continued with until gaining a role in the film NÃ rkontakt later in 1997 .