Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

The first person to broadcast live from the floors of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is an internationally acclaimed American TV journalist with several highly popular shows to her credit. As a veteran broadcaster, having a total of two decades of experience covering business and economies, Bartiromo was instrumental in positioning CNBC among the best in its business and economic segment. Her highly successful journalistic career can be said to suggest that the woman was meant to be in the field. Yet as a young woman Maria was unsure of which career path to choose. The next she wanted to become an interior decorator. She fell in love with the thrilling world of journalism and didn't look at her back. This feisty woman is not only an outstanding journalist but she's also an example for women trying to make it in the male-dominated field. The first ever woman to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame, being named one of fifty Faces that Shaped Decade. Along with being an author and columnist, Sheila is one of the 50 Faces That Shaped the Decade.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American film television and theatre actress. She's been an professional actor for the past 27 years. Her first stage appearance was in 1990, when she performed an Off Broadway production of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. In the following year she was chosen for her first television role, The Perfect Tribute. When she was a supporting character in the film Basic Instinct, her career took off. It was in the movie The Firm however that she was cast as the woman leading the film for just the first time. She was cast in the film alongside actors like Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the 90s she worked with a variety of top industry stars including Gwyneth Palow for Sliding Door Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes Julie Andrews Relative Values. In the international hit crime procedural Crime Minds the character Dr. Alex Blake was recently performed by her.