Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist to broadcast live at the New York Stock Exchange. There are a variety of well-known show to her name. An experienced broadcaster with more than two decades of experience in covering economics and business, she was instrumental in the establishment of television channel CNBC as among the topmost in the business and economy segment. Maria's highly successful journalism profession suggests she was meant to be in the field. Maria was a bit unsure when picking a path she wanted to follow as an adult woman. She was then tempted to become an interior designer. Once she discovered the pleasures of journalism, she has never turned to another career. The feisty lady is not only a great journalist, but she is also an example for women who want to make it big in a male dominated society. Hers was the first journalist of female gender to be selected among the 50 Faces who Shaped in the Decade. She also is an author and columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American actor in the field of film and television as well as a theatre actress. Since the age of 27 she has performed as professional active as a thespian. She began her career in 1990, in a non Broadway production of The Big Funk, by John Patrick Shanley. As a character in The Perfect Tribute, she had her debut TV role a year later. The big break in her career came about in 1992 when she played a supporting character in Basic Instinct. The Firm is where she first made her appearance as the female lead alongside Tom Cruise & Gene Hackman. Through the 1990s Gwyneth worked with Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews for Relative Values. Recently, she was in the role of Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.