Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

The first broadcaster to present live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is an internationally renowned American journalist on television who has numerous highly acclaimed shows to her name. A veteran broadcaster with over 20 years experience of reporting about the economy and business and the economy, she played a major role in aiding CNBC grow into one of television's best channels for business as well as the economy. It's easy to understand that her hugely successful career as a journalist was meant to be this way. At the age of 16, Maria struggled to decide what career path she would like to pursue. She was then tempted to work as an interior decorator. When she found out about the excitement and thrills that journalism brings, there was no turning back. This feisty woman is not only an exceptional journalist, she's also an inspiring figure to other women looking to break into the masculine-dominated industry. In addition to being named one of the fifty faces who shaped the decade she was the first female journalist to be admitted into the Cable Hall of Fame. Additionally, she's a writer as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American TV and film actress. Thespian Jeanne-Marie Tripplehorn has worked as a professional actor for 27 years. She began her career when she was in a 1990 production that was The Big Funk, a John Patrick Shanley off-Broadway play. Her next role was her first role on television, The Perfect Tribute. Her breakthrough in her career came about in 1992 when she played a character as a support in Basic Instinct. When she appeared in The Firm, she played the lead female role for the first time. The film was filmed with Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the 90s, she worked alongside some of the top actors in Hollywood, such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Hugh Grant. She recently played Dr. Alex Blake in the internationally popular police procedural crime drama Criminal Minds.