Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

The first broadcaster who broadcast live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is a renowned American TV journalist with several highly popular shows to her credit. A veteran broadcaster with over 20 years experience of reporting on business and the economy, she was instrumental in aiding CNBC to become one of the top channels for business and the economy. Highly successful as a journalist, her career is proof that she was always destined to pursue a career in the field. When she was a teenager Maria had a hard time deciding what profession she would pursue. She was then tempted to be an interior decorator. Once she discovered the pleasures of journalism, she never turned to another career. This vivacious lady isn't only a great journalist, but also an inspiration for the women who dream of making the big time in a male dominant society. The award was given to her as one of the 50 Faces That Shaped the Decade she was also the first ever female journalist to be recognized in the Cable Hall of Fame. She is also an author as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American actor in the field of film and television as well as a theatre actress. She is a talented thespian who has been active professionally from the last 27 years. Her career began in the year 1990 with an off Broadway production of The Big Funk, by John Patrick Shanley. The following year, she was chosen for her first television role, The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, she received her breakthrough by being a part of the film Basic Instinct as a minor character. The Firm was the film in which she was the lead woman for the very first and sole time. It was a film that featured Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman as well as others. Through the 1990s her career included working with top Hollywood actors such as Gwyneth on Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews Relative Values. In the past, she played Dr. Alex Blake in the internationally popular police procedural crime drama Criminal Minds.