Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist who broadcast live at the New York Stock Exchange. She has a number of popular programs under her belt. With over twenty years experience as a journalist, Bartiromo played an important role in the establishment of the television channel CNBC as one of the most prominent in economic and business coverage. Her incredibly successful career as a journalist can be said to suggest that the female was always destined to work in this particular field. Maria was a bit unsure when choosing which career path to follow as a woman. She would dream of being singing one day, then an interior designer next. When she found out about the thrills and excitement journalistic work, she had no stopping her. The feisty lady isn't only a great journalist, she's also a role model for women trying to succeed in a masculine-dominated industry. Named as one of the 50 Faces who Shaped the Decade she also became the first journalist of female gender to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. Also, she is an author and columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actress in the film industry television and stage since the end of the 1970s. She is a talented thespian who is active in the professional world for over the past 27 years. She made her acting debut on stage during an off-Broadway production The Big Funk by John Patrick Shanley in the year 1990. The show was later adapted to her first role on television, The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, she received her big break after being cast in Basic Instinct as a minor character. The Firm marked her first part as a female lead actor, playing opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the late 1990s she teamed up with many famous actors from the industry, such as Gwyneth Palow in Sliding Door Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes Julie Andrews Relative Values. Recently, she was the character Dr. Alex Blake (a police procedural-crime drama) in Criminal Minds.