Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

First person to broadcast live from the floors of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is an internationally acclaimed American television journalist, with numerous highly acclaimed shows under her belt. An experienced broadcaster with more than 20 years of experience reporting about business and economy she was instrumental in the establishment of television channel CNBC as one of the most prestigious in the business and economy segment. Her highly successful journalistic career is a proof that this female was always destined to work in this field. Maria, as a girl was not sure of the career path she wanted to pursue. Her dream was to be a singer one day and an interior designer the next. The thrill of journalism was just too compelling for her not to take it seriously. She is not only an outstanding journalist, she is can also be a source of inspiration to women who dream of making it big in a male dominant world. In addition to being named one of the fifty faces that shaped the decade, she was the first woman journalist to be a part of the Cable Hall of Fame. In addition to being a writer and columnist Sheila is also one of the 50 faces that shaped the Decade.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actress in the film industry television and stage since the end of the 1970s. She's been an professional actor for the past 27 years. She made her acting debut on stage with an off Broadway production called The Big Funk by John Patrick Shanley in 1990. The following year, she was offered her first role on TV in The Perfect Tribute. When she was cast as a back-up character in the film Basic Instinct the film, her career started to take off. The Firm is where she first made her appearance as the female star alongside Tom Cruise & Gene Hackman. Through the 1990s her career was a collaboration with Hollywood's top actors like Gwyneth on Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes, and Julie Andrews Relative Values. In recent times, she played Dr. Alex Blake (a police procedural-crime drama) in Criminal Minds.