Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist to broadcast live on the New York Stock Exchange. She is the host of several highly acclaimed show to her name. With over twenty years experience in the field of journalism, Maria Bartiromo was instrumental in setting up the TV channel CNBC to become one of the most prominent in economic and business reporting. Her highly successful journalistic career can be said to suggest that the female was always destined to work in this particular field. Maria was a young girl who, at the time wasn't sure about the career path she wanted to pursue. She imagined being a singer one day and become an interior designer in the next. When she realized the joy journalism had to offer, she had no intention of going at her. The feisty lady isn't only an outstanding journalist but she's also an example for women trying to succeed in a male-dominated field. 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 TV and film actress. Thespian Jeanne Marie Triplehorn has been working professionally for the past 27 years. Her first appearance on the stage as a character in a production in 1990 of The Big Funk (John Patrick Shanley) on Broadway off-Broadway. As a character in The Perfect Tribute, she made her TV debut the following year. When she was a supporting role in the movie Basic Instinct, her career took off. The Firm was the film that made her the main lady for the first and only time. The film was in competition with Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman and many others. 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.