Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American journalist on television and the first to broadcast directly from the New York Stock Exchange floor live. She's a widely acclaimed television personality with several famous programs. Being a veteran broadcaster having a total of two decades of experience covering economies and business, Bartiromo was instrumental in establishing CNBC as one of the most prestigious in its business and economic segment. A highly successful journalist, her career is proof that she always had the potential to work in this area. As a teenager, Maria had a hard time deciding what profession she would pursue. Maria would one day want to become a musician, the next an interior designer. Journalism was just too compelling for her to leave out. She is not just an excellent journalist but she is also an example for women who dream of making the big time in a male dominated market. Named as one of the fifty Faces That Shaped the Decade she was also the first journalist of female gender to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. She is also a writer and journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn was born in America and is an actress who has been working professionally for over 27 years. A gifted thespian, she has been actively involved in professional theatre since the past 27. The first time she appeared on stage in the production The Big Funk (John Patrick Shanley) in off-Broadway. The Perfect Tribute was her first role on TV a year after. Her breakthrough in her professional career happened in the year 1992, when she acted as a support role in the movie Basic Instinct. The Firm is where she made her debut as the female star alongside Tom Cruise & Gene Hackman. In the 1990s she worked with a variety of top industry stars including Gwyneth Palow for Sliding Doors Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes Julie Andrews Relative Values. In the past, she played Dr. Alex Blake in the internationally famous crime drama that is a police procedural Criminal Minds.