Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo - the American television journalist and broadcaster who was one of the first broadcaster to stream direct from the New York Stock Exchange - is well-known for a number of her extremely successful programs. As a veteran broadcaster, with two decades experience covering business and economies Bartiromo has been instrumental in placing CNBC as one of the top in the business and economic segment. An extremely successful journalist her career is proof that she was always destined to be a journalist in this field. As a teenager, Maria had a hard time deciding what profession she would pursue. She was then tempted to be an interior decorator. When she realized the joy journalism had to offer, there was no turning back. In addition to being an outstanding journalist, but she also serves as an inspiration to women who want a career in an industry that is dominated by men. Alongside being a part of the "50 Faces of Decade" she was also the first female journalist who was inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. Also, she is a writer and journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn, an American actor in TV and film as well as theatre. From the age 27 she has performed as a professionally active thespian. Her stage debut came in 1990 with an Off-Broadway production of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. The following year, she was cast in her first television role, The Perfect Tribute. Her breakthrough in her career came about in the year 1992, when she acted as a support character in the film Basic Instinct. The Firm marked her first part as a female lead actress. She was paired with Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the 90s, she worked alongside some of the top actors in Hollywood, such as Gwyneth Paltrow as well as Hugh Grant. Recently she played Dr Alex Blake in the internationally famous crime drama that is a police procedural Criminal Minds.