Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

First person who broadcast live from the floors of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is a renowned American television journalist, with many highly-rated shows to her credit. She is a broadcasting veteran who has over 20 years of experience in reporting on the business and economy. Her contribution was vital in making CNBC one of the top channels within this field. It's easy to recognize the fact that her life of success as a journalist was meant specifically for women. As a teenager, Maria had a hard time deciding which career she wanted. When she first started out, Maria was aspired to become a performer. Later she became an interior design. Journalism was just too compelling for her to leave out. In addition to being a brilliant journalist however she serves as an inspiration to women who want a career in an industry dominated by males. She was named one of the fifty Faces that Shaped the Decade she was also the first journalist of female gender to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. She also is an author as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn was born in America and is an actress who has performed professionally for 27 years. A gifted thespian she has been active professionally from over the past 27 years. In the year 1990, she made her debut on stage in an Off Broadway production in The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. The Perfect Tribute was her first TV appearance one year later. In 1992, she was cast as a supporting character in the movie Basic Instinct. It marked the beginning of her impressive profession. The Firm marked her first part as a female lead actor, playing opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the 90s, she worked with some of the top names in the field, such as Gwyneth Paltrow as Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant in Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews in Relative Values. Recently she played Dr Alex Blake in the internationally popular police procedural crime drama Criminal Minds.