Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American TV journalist and the first to broadcast directly from the New York Stock Exchange floor live. She's a widely acclaimed television personality with several well-known programs. Over the course of her twenty-year career as a journalist, Bartiromo played an important role in establishing the television channel CNBC as one of the leading companies in business and economic reporting. One can only conclude that she is bound to become a journalist following her success in the field. Maria, as a girl wasn't sure about her career choice. At one point she wanted to become a musician, the next day an interior designer. Once she discovered the thrilling and exciting opportunities that journalism offers, there was no turning back. She's not only an outstanding journalist but she's also a role model for women trying to make it in the male-dominated field. She was the first journalist from a female perspective to be selected as one of fifty Faces that Shaped the Decade. She is also an author as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn (born Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn) is an American actress who is active in television, film and the theater. A gifted thespian she has been active professionally from her early teens for the past 27 years. She first appeared on stage as an actor in a 1990 production of The Big Funk (John Patrick Shanley) on Broadway off-Broadway. The show was later adapted to her first TV role, The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, she was a supporting character in the film Basic Instinct the film, her career started to take off. The Firm was the film in which she was the lead female for the first and sole time. It was a film that featured Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman as well as others. 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 most recent episode, she played in the role of Alex Blake, Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.