Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

The first person who broadcast live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is an internationally acclaimed American TV journalist with several highly popular shows to her credit. A veteran broadcaster with over two decades' experience reporting on business and the economy, she was instrumental in helping CNBC grow into one of television's leading channels in economics and business. Her incredibly successful career as a journalist is a proof that this female was always destined to work in this field. Maria was a young girl who, at the time, was unsure of the career path she wanted to pursue. Maria would one day want to become a musician, later be an interior designer. Once she discovered the pleasures of journalism, she never went to another career. The feisty lady isn't just a fantastic journalist; she's also a role model for women trying to make it in the male-dominated field. The first woman to join the Cable Hall of Fame, and was named one of the fifty Faces who Shaped Decade. In addition to being a columnist and author, Sheila is one of the 50 Faces That Shaped The Decade.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actor in film as well as stage since the end of the 1970s. A gifted thespian she is active in the professional world for the last 27 years. In the year 1990, she made her debut on stage in Off-Broadway production in The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. The show was later adapted to her first role on television, The Perfect Tribute. She was enlisted as an actor supporting the character Basic Instinct. It marked the start of her career career. The Firm marked her first part as a female lead actress, opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Through the 1990s she collaborated alongside some of the most renowned names in the field, such as Gwyneth Paltrow as Sliding Doors Hugh Grant in Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews in Relative Values. Most recently, she played her character as Alex Blake, Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.