Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo - the American television journalist and broadcaster who was the very first to broadcast live directly through the New York Stock Exchange - is renowned for several popular shows that have been extremely successful. She's an experienced broadcaster with more than 20 years of journalism experience covering the business and economy. Her role was crucial in making CNBC one among the most well-known channels within this field. A highly successful journalist, her professional career proves that she was always destined to work in this area. Maria was a bit unsure when choosing which career path to follow as a woman. She would dream of being a singer one day and an interior designer the next. After she learned about the excitement and thrills that journalistic work, she had no turning back. She's not just an outstanding journalist but an inspiration for women who wish to be successful in a field dominated by men. In addition to being one of "50 Faces of Decade" she was also the first female journalist to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. She is also an author and a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn was born in the United States and has been working professionally for over 27 years. She's been an professional actor for 27 years. Her first appearance on the stage in a production in 1990 of The Big Funk (John Patrick Shanley) in off-Broadway. A year later she was cast in her first role on TV in The Perfect Tribute. The year was 1992 and she was cast as a character supporting in Basic Instinct. It marked the beginning of her successful career. It was in The Firm however that she was chosen as the female lead for the first time. She was cast in the film alongside famous actors such as Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Through the 1990s she collaborated alongside some of the most renowned names in the field, such as Gwyneth Paltrow on Sliding Doors Hugh Grant in Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews in Relative Values. She recently played Dr. Alex Blake in the internationally famous crime drama that is a police procedural Criminal Minds.