Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

First person to live broadcast from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is an acclaimed American television journalist who has numerous highly acclaimed shows under her belt. An experienced broadcaster who has more than two decades' experience writing about business and economics, she was instrumental in making CNBC grow into one of television's top channels for business and the economy. One can only conclude that Maria is going to be a journalist after her successful career. Maria was a bit unsure when choosing which career path to follow as woman. Maria would one day want to become a musician, later an interior designer. She fell in love with the excitement of journalism, and has never looked back. Not only is she an outstanding journalist, however she serves as an inspiration for women looking to pursue a career in a field that is which is predominantly male-dominated. Named as one of the fifty Faces that Shaped the Decade she was also the first ever female journalist to be recognized as a member of the Cable Hall of Fame. Aside from her work as a columnist, author and broadcaster, Ms. Ayala works as an independent journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn (born Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn) is an American actor working in television, film as well as theater. She's been an professional actor for the past 27 years. She started her professional career in 1990, in a non Broadway production called The Big Funk, by John Patrick Shanley. The show was later adapted to her first role on television, The Perfect Tribute. Her biggest break for her career was in 1992 when she was a character in the film Basic Instinct. It was in the movie The Firm however that she got the role of woman leading the film for just the first time. She was cast in the film alongside stars like Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the 90s, she worked alongside some of the top actors in Hollywood, like Gwyneth Paltrow and Hugh Grant. In the internationally acclaimed crime procedural Crime Minds the character of Dr. Alex Blake was recently performed by her.