Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American TV journalist, and the first to broadcast from the New York Stock Exchange floor live, is a highly well-known TV host with a number of popular programs. Being a veteran broadcaster having a total of two decades of experience covering business and economies Bartiromo has been instrumental in establishing CNBC as one of the top in the business and economic segment. An extremely successful journalist her work proves she was always meant to be a journalist in this field. Maria when she was young wasn't sure about the career path she wanted to pursue. Maria would one day want to pursue a career as a musician, later an interior designer. When she was able to experience the benefits of journalism, she never turned to another career. The feisty lady 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 dominated market. As well as being named 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. Additionally, she is an author and a journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American TV and film actress. Thespian Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been working professionally over the last 27 years. She started her professional career in 1990, in a non Broadway production called The Big Funk, by John Patrick Shanley. The Perfect Tribute was her debut TV role one year later. Her biggest break in her career came about in 1992 when she was a role in the movie Basic Instinct. The Firm marked her first part as a female lead actor, playing opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Through the 90s Gwyneth was a co-star together with Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews for Relative Values. Most recently, she played her character as Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.