Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American TV journalist, and the first broadcaster to live directly from the New York Stock Exchange floor live, is a highly popular TV personality who has appeared on a variety of popular programs. Broadcasting veteran with more than twenty years of experience reporting about business and economy she played a pivotal role in the establishment of television channel CNBC as one of top-rated on the market in the economy and business segment. An extremely successful journalist her professional career proves that she was always meant to work in this area. Maria was in a state of confusion as a young girl about which career path she wanted to pursue. She was then tempted to be an interior decorator. She fell in love with the exciting world of journalism and didn't look at a different direction. Alongside being an outstanding journalist this vivacious girl also serves as an inspirational figure for young women who wish to be successful in an overwhelmingly male-dominated world. Apart from being among the list of the "50 Faces of Decade" she was also the first female journalist to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. Also, she is a writer as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actor in film, TV and on stage since the latter part of 1970. She has been a professional actor for the past 27 years. Her first stage appearance was in the year 1990 when she appeared on Broadway with an Off-Broadway production of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. The Perfect Tribute. A year later, her television debut came in The Perfect Tribute. She was cast as a supporting character in the movie Basic Instinct. It was the start of her career career. The Firm marked her first part as a female lead actor, playing opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the 90s, she worked alongside some of the most renowned 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 was the role of Alex Blake, Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.