Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American TV journalist, and the first to broadcast on the New York Stock Exchange floor live, is a highly acclaimed television personality with several popular show. An experienced broadcaster who has more than twenty years of experience in covering business and the economy, she played a key role in helping CNBC to become one of the top channels for business and the economy. Maria's phenomenally successful journalistic profession suggests she was born for journalism. Maria had a difficult time deciding which path she should take as woman. She was then tempted to become an interior decorator. When she realized the thrill journalism has to offer, she had no intention of looking to go back. She is not only a great journalist, but can also be a source of inspiration to women who dream of making the big time in a male dominating world. As well as being recognized as one of fifty faces that shaped the decade, she was the first journalist of female descent to be recognized in the Cable Hall of Fame. She also is an author as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American film television and theatre actress. A gifted thespian she has been performing professionally for the last 27 years. She started her professional career in 1990, in a non Broadway production called The Big Funk, by John Patrick Shanley. In The Perfect Tribute, she had her debut TV role the following year. In 1992, she earned her breakthrough when she was cast in the movie Basic Instinct as a secondary character. The Firm is where she made her debut as the female star alongside Tom Cruise & Gene Hackman. In the 90s, she collaborated with several famous actors from the industry, such as Gwyneth Palow in Sliding Doors Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes Julie Andrews Relative Values. Recently, she was in the role as Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.