Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist to live broadcast on the New York Stock Exchange. She has a number of popular shows under her belt. A broadcasting veteran with over twenty years of experience writing about economics and business she played an integral role in establishing the television channel CNBC as among top-rated within the economic and business segment. It is obvious that she is bound to be a journalist after her successful career. When she was a teenager Maria struggled to decide what career path she would like to pursue. In one day, she was going to sing, and then the next day, and an interior designer. She was captivated by the excitement of journalism and never looked at her back. Not only is she a great journalist however she serves as an inspiration for women who want a career in an industry dominated by males. The first journalist of female gender to be recognized as one of 50 Faces that Shaped this Decade. She is also an author and a journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actress in the film industry television and on stage since the latter part of 1970. At the age of 27 she has been professional active as a thespian. Her stage debut came in the year 1990 when she appeared on Broadway with an Off-Broadway production of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. In the following year she was cast in her first role on TV in The Perfect Tribute. Her career launched when she was cast for a part in the movie Basic Instinct. In the film The Firm however that she was chosen as the leading female character for the very first time and that too opposite famous actors such as Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. The 1990s saw her professional career included working with top Hollywood actors like Gwyneth as in Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews Relative Values. Recently, she was the character Dr. Alex Blake (a police procedural-crime drama) in Criminal Minds.