Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American TV journalist and the first to broadcast directly from the New York Stock Exchange floor live, is a highly popular TV personality who has appeared on a variety of popular show. Broadcasting veteran with more than twenty years of experience covering economics and business, she played an integral role in the establishment of television channel CNBC as being among the topmost within the economic and business segment. It's clear the fact that her life of success in journalism was destined specifically for women. Maria had a difficult time choosing which career path to follow as a woman. She was then tempted to be an interior decorator. After discovering the joys journalistic work, she never went to another career. The feisty lady isn't just a fantastic journalist; she's also a role-model for other women who strive to be successful in a men-dominated field. In addition to being one of "50 Faces of Decade" she was the first female journalist who was inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. Also, she is a writer as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn (born Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn) is an American actor who works on television, film and the theater. An accomplished thespian, she has been active professionally from over the past 27 years. In 1990, she made her stage debut with an Off Broadway production of The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. The Perfect Tribute was her first role on TV a year after. Her biggest break in her career came about in 1992 when she was a character in the film Basic Instinct. In The Firm, she played the leading female character for the very first time. She was on the screen alongside Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the 1990s, Gwyneth worked alongside Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews for Relative Values. Recently she played Dr Alex Blake in the internationally well-known crime procedural Criminal Minds.