Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo - the American television journalist and broadcaster who was the very first to broadcast live through the New York Stock Exchange - is well-known for a number popular shows that have been extremely successful. She's a veteran broadcaster who has more than a decade of experience in reporting on the economy and business. Her work was essential in helping to make CNBC one among the most well-known channels within this field. It is easy to see the fact that her life of success as a journalist was destined to be for women. However, as a young lady Maria was unsure of which career path to choose. At one point she wanted to become a musician, one day she would want to be and an interior designer. When she was able to experience the benefits of journalism, she never ever looked back. This feisty woman is not only a great journalist, she's also an example to other women who are trying to succeed in a men-dominated field. The first woman to join the Cable Hall of Fame, and named as one of fifty Faces that Shaped Decade. She is also an author and columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American film television and theatre actress. Talented as a thespian, she's been actively involved in professional theatre over the last 27 years. She first made an appearance on stage in an off-Broadway production The Big Funk by John Patrick Shanley in 1990. As a character in The Perfect Tribute, she was given her first TV appearance one year later. When she was a supporting role in the movie Basic Instinct the film, her career started to take off. In The Firm, she played the leading female character for the first time. The film was filmed with Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Through the 1990s she collaborated alongside some of the most renowned actors in the business, including Gwyneth Paltrow as Sliding Doors Hugh Grant in Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews in Relative Values. Recenty, she played Dr Alex Blake (a police procedural-crime drama) in Criminal Minds.