Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American journalist on television and the first broadcaster to live from the New York Stock Exchange floor live. She's a widely popular TV personality who has appeared on a variety of famous programs. Being a veteran broadcaster with two decades experience covering economics and business news, Bartiromo was instrumental in positioning CNBC as one of the most prestigious on the market in its economic and business segment. The lady's highly successful journalism profession suggests that she was destined for the field. As a teenager, Maria struggled to decide what profession she would pursue. One day she thought that she would be an interior decorator. Journalism was too much for her to leave out. The feisty lady is not just an excellent journalist but can also be a source of inspiration to women who dream of making it big in a male dominant society. Along with being named one of the fifty people who shaped the decade, she's the first journalist of female descent to ever be inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. Also, she is a writer as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn (born Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn) is an American actor working on television, film and the theater. Gifted thespian, she is working in the world of professional acting over the last 27 years. Her stage debut came in 1990 with an Off-Broadway production of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. The Perfect Tribute. A one year later, her TV debut was The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, her acting career established when she was offered for a part in the movie Basic Instinct. For The Firm, she played the lead female role for the very first time. She was on the screen alongside Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the 90s, her work was a collaboration with Hollywood's top stars such as Gwyneth in Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes, and Julie Andrews Relative Values. Recently, she was the character Dr. Alex Blake (a police procedural-crime drama) in Criminal Minds.