Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American TV journalist, and the first to broadcast from the New York Stock Exchange floor live, is a highly well-known TV host with a number of successful shows. An accomplished broadcaster who has more than twenty years of experience the reporting of economics and business she was a key player in the establishment of television channel CNBC as being among the most prestigious in the business and economy segment. Her highly successful journalism track record suggests she was made for the profession. In her teens, Maria was unable to determine which career she wanted. She was then tempted to work as an interior decorator. Then she was attracted by the thrilling world of journalism and has never stopped. This daring lady is not only a great journalist, but can also be a source of inspiration to women who want to make their mark in a dominant world. In addition to being named one of the 50 faces that defined the decade, she's the first female journalist to be admitted into the Cable Hall of Fame. She is also an author as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn, an American actress who has worked in film and TV, as well as the theatre. A gifted thespian she is active in the professional world for the last 27 years. In 1990, she performed her stage debut with an Off-Broadway show that was a production of The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. The following year, she was in the spotlight for her first TV role in The Perfect Tribute. In 1992 she got her big break when she played as an additional character in Basic Instinct. In The Firm, she played the role of lead female for the first time. She was cast opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the late 1990s she collaborated with prominent industry actors, including Gwyneth Palow for Sliding Door Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes Julie Andrews Relative Values. Recently she played Dr Alex Blake in the internationally popular police procedural crime drama Criminal Minds.