Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo - the American television journalist and broadcaster who was one of the first to broadcast live from the New York Stock Exchange - is renowned for several popular shows that have been extremely successful. Being a veteran broadcaster who has a decade of experience in covering business and economies, Bartiromo was instrumental in placing CNBC among the best in the business and economic segment. The lady's highly successful journalism career leads one to believe that she was destined for this field. Maria was a confused young girl about which career path to choose. When she first started out, Maria wanted to be a singer. In the end, she chose to pursue interior design. She fell in love with the exciting world of journalism, and has never looked at a different direction. This feisty woman is not just a fantastic journalist; she's also a role model for women trying to succeed in a male-dominated field. In addition to being one of "50 Faces of Decade" she was the very first female journalist inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. She's also a writer as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actress in the film industry as well as stage since the end of the 1970s. A gifted thespian she is active in the professional world for over the past 27 years. She began her career in 1990 in an off Broadway show called The Big Funk, by John Patrick Shanley. A year later she was offered her first role on TV in The Perfect Tribute. Her breakthrough in her professional career happened in 1992 when she was a character in the film Basic Instinct. The Firm is where she made her debut as the female lead in the film alongside Tom Cruise & Gene Hackman. Through the 1990s her career included working alongside top Hollywood actors like Gwyneth in Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes, and Julie Andrews Relative Values. Most recently, she played her character of the character of Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.