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's a widely popular TV personality who has appeared on a variety of famous programs. As a veteran broadcaster, who has a decade of experience in covering economics and business news Bartiromo played a key role in placing CNBC as one of the top on the market in its economic and business segment. It's clear the fact that her life of success being a reporter was designed for the woman. Maria was a young girl who, at the time was not sure of the career path she wanted to pursue. When she first started out, Maria was aspired to become a performer. Later she became an interior design. She was captivated by the exciting world of journalism and never looked at a different direction. The feisty lady is not only a great journalist, but also an inspiration for the women who are aspiring to make their mark in a dominant society. Alongside being a part of "50 Faces of Decade" she was also the first female journalist who was inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. She's also a writer as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American actor in the field of film and television as well as a theatre actress. Talented as a thespian, she's been working in the world of professional acting over the last 27 years. She started her professional career in 1990 in an off Broadway production of The Big Funk, by John Patrick Shanley. The Perfect Tribute. A year later, her TV debut was The Perfect Tribute. The big break in her career came about in 1992, as she played a supporting character in Basic Instinct. In The Firm, she played the leading female character for the first time. She was on the screen alongside Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the 90s, her work included working with top Hollywood actors such as Gwyneth in Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews Relative Values. She portrayed the role of Dr. Alex Blake on the famous international drama Criminal Minds.