Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo - the American television journalist and broadcaster who was the very first to broadcast live through the New York Stock Exchange - is renowned for several popular shows that have been extremely successful. Over the course of her twenty-year career as a journalist, Maria Bartiromo played an important role in setting up the TV channel CNBC to become one of the most prominent in economic and business reportage. Her highly successful journalistic career can be said to suggest that the female was always destined to work in the field. Maria had a difficult time deciding which path she should take as an adult woman. One day she thought that she would be an interior decorator. Journalism was just too compelling for her to leave out. This vivacious lady isn't only a great journalist, but can also be a source of inspiration to women who are aspiring to make the big time in a male dominated world. Apart from being among the list of "50 Faces of Decade" she was also the first female journalist who was inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. She is also an author and columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actress for film as well as on stage since the latter part of 1970. She's been a professional actor for 27 years. In the year 1990, she made her stage debut with an Off-Broadway performance in The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. The following year, she was chosen for her first TV role in The Perfect Tribute. The big break for her career was in 1992, as she played a supporting character in the film Basic Instinct. The Firm marked her first performance as a leading female actress, opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Over the course of the 1990s, Gwyneth worked with Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews for Relative Values. In the most recent episode, she played her character of Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.