Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American journalist on television and the first to broadcast directly from the New York Stock Exchange floor live. She's a widely acclaimed television personality with several well-known show. An experienced broadcaster with more than two decades of experience in reporting about business and economy she was instrumental in the establishment of television channel CNBC as one of the topmost on the market in the economy and business segment. Maria's highly successful journalism career leads one to believe she was born for the field. Maria was confused as a kid about the best career option to pursue. She was then tempted to be an interior decorator. Once she discovered the thrills and excitement journalism brings, there was nothing she could do but go. She's not just a fantastic journalist; she's also an example for other women who strive to be successful in a masculine-dominated industry. The award was given to her as one of the fifty Faces who Shaped the Decade she also became the first journalist of female gender to be recognized in the Cable Hall of Fame. She also is an author as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn (born Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn) is an American actor working in television, film as well as theater. A gifted thespian she has been performing professionally for the last 27 years. The first time she appeared on stage in a production in 1990 of The Big Funk (John Patrick Shanley) on Broadway off-Broadway. As a character in The Perfect Tribute, she was given her first TV appearance a year later. In 1992 she got her first big break by being a part of the film Basic Instinct as a secondary character. In The Firm, she played the lead female role for the very first time. She was cast opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the late 1990s, she collaborated with several top industry stars including Gwyneth Palow on Sliding Door Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes Julie Andrews Relative Values. In the international hit police procedural Crime Minds the character Dr. Alex Blake was recently performed by her.