Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo - the American television journalist and broadcaster who was one of the first to broadcast live directly from the New York Stock Exchange - is well-known for a number popular shows that have been extremely successful. Being a veteran broadcaster with two decades experience covering business and economies, Bartiromo was instrumental in placing CNBC among the best in the business and economic segment. Highly successful as a journalist, her work proves she was always meant to work in this area. Maria was a young girl who, at the time wasn't sure about her career choice. The next she wanted to be an interior decorator. But when she discovered the excitement that journalism has to offer, there was no going back. The feisty lady is not only a great journalist, but also an inspiration for the women who are aspiring to make it big in a male dominant market. Along with being listed as one of the fifty people who shaped the decade, she's the first journalist of female descent to be a part of the Cable Hall of Fame. She is also a writer and journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actress for film, TV and stage since the end of the 1970s. An accomplished thespian, she has been performing professionally for the last 27 years. The first time she appeared on the stage as a character in a 1990 production of The Big Funk (John Patrick Shanley) on Broadway off-Broadway. As a character in The Perfect Tribute, she had her debut TV role a year later. The year was 1992 and she was enlisted as a supporting character in the movie Basic Instinct. This marked the beginning of her impressive profession. Then, in The Firm, she played the role of lead female for the very first time. She was cast opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. She worked in the 90s with many top actors in Hollywood, like Gwyneth Paltrow and Hugh Grant. Recently, she was her character of Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.