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. She is an extremely popular TV personality who has appeared on a variety of popular programs. An experienced broadcaster who has more than 20 years experience of reporting on business and the economy, she played a key role in helping CNBC grow into one of television's leading channels in economics and business. It's clear the fact that her life of success in journalism was destined specifically for women. Maria was in a state of confusion as a child about what career to pursue. She imagined being an artist one day, and an interior designer the next. The thrill of journalism was too exciting for her to ignore. In addition to being a brilliant journalist however she serves as an inspiration to women who are looking for a job within an industry that is heavily that is dominated by men. As well as being named one of the fifty women who defined the decade, she was the first female journalist to ever be inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. She also is an author and columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American actor in the field of film and television as well as a theatre actress. Thespian Jeanne Marie Triplehorn has worked as a professional actor over the last 27 years. She began her career in the year 1990 with an off Broadway show called The Big Funk, by John Patrick Shanley. In the following year she was offered her first television role, The Perfect Tribute. In 1992 her career was established when she was offered for a part in the movie Basic Instinct. The Firm marked her first role as a female leading actress, opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. She worked in the 90s with many top actors in Hollywood, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Hugh Grant. Recently she played Dr Alex Blake in the internationally popular police procedural crime drama Criminal Minds.