Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist to live broadcast on the New York Stock Exchange. She has a number of highly acclaimed programs under her belt. Over the course of her twenty-year career in the field of journalism, Maria Bartiromo played an important role in establishing the television channel CNBC to become one of the leading companies in business and economic reporting. It's clear that her incredible career being a reporter was destined specifically for women. As a teenager, Maria struggled to decide which career she wanted. She was then tempted to become an interior decorator. When she realized the thrill journalism has to offer, there was no looking to go back. In addition to being a superb journalist, this vivacious girl also serves as an inspiration to girls who want to achieve success in a predominantly male world. The first ever woman to join the Cable Hall of Fame, and was named one of the fifty Faces Who Shaped Decade. Also, she is an author and columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn, an American actor in film and television in theatre as well as film and television. Gifted thespian, she is working in the world of professional acting since the past 27. Her first appearance on the stage in a 1990 production of The Big Funk (John Patrick Shanley) on Broadway off-Broadway. The Perfect Tribute. A year later, her TV debut was The Perfect Tribute. The big break in her professional career happened in 1992, as she was a character in Basic Instinct. The Firm marked her first role as a female leading actress. She was paired with Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. The 1990s saw her professional 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 the role as Alex Blake, Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.