Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American TV journalist, and the first to broadcast on the New York Stock Exchange floor live. She is an extremely acclaimed television personality with several well-known programs. She is a broadcasting veteran who has over 20 years of journalism experience covering the business world and economics. Her role was crucial in making CNBC one of the most popular channels within this field. Highly successful as a journalist, her professional career proves that she was always destined to work in this area. Yet as a young woman Maria was unsure of the best career choice. Maria was likely to one day wish to be a musician and later an interior designer. When she realized the thrill journalism has to offer, there was no turning at her. She's not only an outstanding journalist but she's also an example for other women who strive to succeed in a male-dominated field. Alongside being a part of "50 Faces of Decade" she was the first female journalist inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. Also, she is an author and a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American film television and theatre actress. Thespian Jeanne Marie Triplehorn has worked as a professional actor over the last 27 years. Her stage debut was in the year 1990 when she appeared on Broadway with an Off-Broadway version of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. As a character in The Perfect Tribute, she made her TV debut one year later. In 1992, she played as a support character in Basic Instinct Her career began to take off. The Firm marked her first performance as a leading female actress. She was paired with Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Through the 1990s her career included working with top Hollywood actors such as Gwyneth in Sliding doors Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews Relative Values. Most recently, she played her character of Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.