Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

The first broadcaster to present live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is an esteemed American television journalist who has numerous highly acclaimed shows that she has a track record of. An experienced broadcaster with more than 20 years of experience covering economics and business, she was a key player in establishing the television station CNBC to be among leading channels in the business and economy segment. The success of her journalistic work can be said to suggest that the woman was meant to be in the field. Maria struggled with picking a path she wanted to pursue as an adult woman. Her dream was to be an artist one day, and become an interior designer later on. But when she discovered how much excitement journalism has to offer, there was never returning. She is not only a great journalist, but an example to women looking to make it in an industry dominated men. She was named one of the fifty Faces Who Shaped the Decade she also became the first female journalist to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. She is also an author and columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn, an American actress in film and television, also in the theatre. She's been a professional actor for 27 years. In 1990 she made her stage debut in an Off-Broadway performance from The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. A year later she was seen in her first TV role in The Perfect Tribute. It was in 1992 that she was cast as a supporting character in the movie Basic Instinct. It marked her first major success in her professional career. Then, in The Firm, she played in the lead role as a female actor for the very first time. She was cast opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. She worked in the 90s with many top actors in Hollywood, including Gwyneth paltrow and Hugh Grant. Recently, she played Doctor. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds, the international hit police procedural.