Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American journalist on television and the first to broadcast on the New York Stock Exchange floor live, is a highly popular TV personality who has appeared on a variety of famous programs. A broadcasting veteran with over 20 years of experience covering economics and business, she was instrumental in establishing the television channel CNBC as among top-rated on the market in the economy and business segment. The lady's highly successful journalism professional career suggests she was meant to be in the field. Maria struggled with choosing which career path to pursue as a woman. In one day, she was going to be a singer then the next day, or an interior designer. Once she discovered the excitement and thrills that journalism brings, there was no stopping her. She is not only a brilliant journalist but she also serves as an example to women who are looking for a job in an industry which is predominantly male-dominated. She was named one of the 50 Faces who Shaped the Decade she also became the first journalist of female gender to be recognized in the Cable Hall of Fame. She is also a journalist 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. Talented as a thespian, she's been actively involved in professional theatre since the past 27. Her stage debut came in 1990 with an Off-Broadway version of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. In the following year she was cast in her first TV role in The Perfect Tribute. When she was cast as a back-up role in the movie Basic Instinct, her career took off. The Firm was the film that made her the main woman for the very first and sole time. It was a film that featured Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman as well as others. In the 1990s Gwyneth was a co-star with Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews for Relative Values. She portrayed Dr. Alex Blake on the famous international thriller Criminal Minds.