Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist to broadcast live at the New York Stock Exchange. She has a number of popular programs under her belt. With more than twenty years of experience as a journalist, Maria Bartiromo was instrumental in the establishment of the television channel CNBC to become one of the leading companies in business and economic coverage. It's easy to recognize that her highly successful career as a journalist was designed for the woman. Yet as a young woman Maria was confused as to which career path to choose. When she first started out, Maria was aspired to become a performer. Then she switched to interior design. She fell in love with the exciting world of journalism, and has never looked at her back. She is not only an outstanding journalist, she is can also be a source of inspiration to women who are aspiring to make their mark in a dominated society. First woman ever to join the Cable Hall of Fame, being named one of fifty Faces Who Shaped Decade. Also, she is an author as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn was born in America and is a professional actress who has worked professionally for 27 years. Since the age of 27 she has performed as professional active as a thespian. She made her acting debut on stage with an off Broadway production called The Big Funk by John Patrick Shanley in the year 1990. The Perfect Tribute. A year later, her TV debut was in The Perfect Tribute. Her biggest break for her career was in 1992, as she was a character in the film Basic Instinct. It was in the movie The Firm however that she was cast as the female lead for the first time and that too opposite famous actors such as Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. The 1990s saw her professional career included working alongside top Hollywood stars such as Gwyneth as in Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes, and Julie Andrews Relative Values. In the internationally acclaimed crime procedural Crime Minds, the character of Dr. Alex Blake was recently performed by her.