Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist who broadcast live at the New York Stock Exchange. There are a variety of well-known show to her name. Veteran broadcaster with more than twenty years of experience in writing about business and economy, she played a key role in aiding CNBC grow into one of television's top channels for business and the economy. Her highly successful journalistic career makes one believe that the woman was meant to be in this particular field. Maria had a difficult time picking a path she wanted to pursue as an adult woman. She was then tempted to become an interior decorator. When she was able to experience the benefits of journalism, she has never went to another career. The feisty lady is not just an excellent journalist but she is also an example for women who dream of making the big time in a male dominant society. In addition to being one of the "50 Faces of Decade" she was the very first female journalist to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. She is also a journalist and an author.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn was born in America and has worked professionally for 27 years. A gifted thespian, she has been active in the professional world over the last 27 years. Her career began in 1990, in a non Broadway show called The Big Funk, by John Patrick Shanley. The following year, she was cast in her first TV role in The Perfect Tribute. Her breakthrough in her professional career happened in the year 1992, when she played a supporting role in the movie Basic Instinct. The Firm marked her first part as a female lead actress, opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Throughout the 1990s she worked with some of the biggest names in the field, such as Gwyneth Paltrow in Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant in Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews in Relative Values. Recently, she was the character Dr. Alex Blake (a police procedural-crime drama) in Criminal Minds.