Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo has been praised for her work as an American TV journalist. Her programs are extremely popular and she is the first journalist to broadcast live on the New York Stock Exchange. She's a veteran broadcaster with more than 20 years of journalism experience covering the economy and business. Her work was essential in helping to make CNBC one of the most popular channels in this segment. It's easy to recognize that her incredible career in journalism was meant to be for women. In her teens, Maria struggled to decide which career she wanted. When she first started out, Maria would have liked to sing. Later she became an interior design. But when she discovered the thrill journalism has to offer there was no going at her. She's not only an outstanding journalist but she's also an example for women trying to succeed in a masculine-dominated industry. Hers was the first journalist from a female perspective to be selected in the list of 50 Faces which Shaped in the Decade. Also, she is an author and a journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn was born in the United States and has worked professionally for 27 years. She's been an professional actor for 27 years. In 1990, she made her debut on stage in an Off-Broadway performance in The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. In The Perfect Tribute, she made her TV debut the following year. In 1992, she received her first big break by being a part of the film Basic Instinct as a secondary character. The Firm was the film that made her the main woman for the very first time and for the only time. This was opposite Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman and many others. In the late 1990s she teamed up with many top industry stars including Gwyneth Palow on Sliding Door Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes Julie Andrews Relative Values. Recently, she was the character Dr. Alex Blake (a police procedural-crime drama) in Criminal Minds.