Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist to live broadcast for the New York Stock Exchange. She has a number of very successful television shows to her name. Veteran broadcaster with more than 20 years experience of reporting on business and the economy, she was instrumental in making CNBC to become one of the top channels for business and the economy. The lady's highly successful journalism career leads one to believe she was meant to be in the profession. However, as a young lady Maria was very confused about the best career choice. One day she wanted to become an interior decorator. Then she was attracted by journalistic excitement and has never stopped. Not only is she an excellent journalist, but also an example for women who want to succeed in a field dominated by men. Along with being voted among the fifty people who shaped the decade she's the first female journalist to be inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. She's also a writer and columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn, an American actor in film and television, in addition to stage. A gifted thespian she has been performing professionally for the age of 27. In the year 1990, she made her stage debut with an Off-Broadway performance that was a production of The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. The show was later adapted to her first television appearance, The Perfect Tribute. In 1992 she got her breakthrough when she played as an additional character in The Basic Instinct. For The Firm, she played the lead female role for the first time. She was cast alongside Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the early 1990s she collaborated with prominent industry actors, including Gwyneth Palow for Sliding Door Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes Julie Andrews Relative Values. She recently played Dr. Alex Blake in the internationally well-known crime procedural Criminal Minds.