Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American journalist on television and the first person to broadcast live directly from the New York Stock Exchange floor live. She is an extremely acclaimed television personality with several well-known shows. She's an experienced broadcaster with more than 20 years of journalism experience covering the business world and economics. Her role was crucial in helping to make CNBC one among the most well-known channels within this field. It's easy to recognize the fact that her life of success as a journalist was designed for the woman. Maria was a young girl who, at the time, was unsure of the career path she wanted to pursue. She imagined being singing one day, then an interior designer the next. After she learned about the thrilling and exciting opportunities that journalism brings, there was no turning back. The feisty lady isn't only an outstanding journalist but she's also a role-model to other women who are trying to be successful in a masculine-dominated industry. Alongside being a part of "50 Faces of Decade" she was the first female journalist to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. Additionally, she is a writer and journalist.

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 actively involved in professional theatre over the last 27 years. Her stage debut was in 1990 with an Off-Broadway production of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. Then, in The Perfect Tribute, she made her TV debut a year later. Her career established when she was offered to play a role in Basic Instinct. The Firm marked her first part as a female lead actor, playing opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. The 1990s saw her professional career included working alongside top Hollywood stars such as Gwyneth on Sliding doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes, and Julie Andrews Relative Values. In the hit international police procedural Crime Minds the character of Dr. Alex Blake was recently as played by her.