Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American TV journalist, and the first person to broadcast live directly from the New York Stock Exchange floor live, is a highly well-known TV host with a number of well-known programs. A veteran broadcaster with over twenty years of experience in covering business and the economy, she was instrumental in helping CNBC grow into one of television's leading channels in business and the economy. Maria's phenomenally successful journalistic profession suggests that she was destined for the field. Maria was a young girl who, at the time was not sure of her choice of career. Her dream was to be a singer one day and an interior designer the next. After she learned about the thrills and excitement journalism offers, there was no stopping her. This vivacious lady isn't just an excellent journalist but also an inspiration for the women who are aspiring to make the big time in a male dominated world. Alongside being a part of the "50 Faces of Decade" she was also the first female journalist to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. Also, she is a writer as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American actor in the field of film and television as well as a theatre actress. Thespian Jeanne Marie Triplehorn has worked professionally for 27 years. She started her professional career in the year 1990 with an off Broadway show called The Big Funk, by John Patrick Shanley. The following year, she was offered her first role on TV in The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, her acting career launched when she was cast to play a role in the movie Basic Instinct. For The Firm, she played the lead female role for the very first time. The film was filmed with Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Over the course of the 90s Gwyneth was a co-star with Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews for Relative Values. Recenty, she played Dr Alex Blake (a police procedural-crime drama) in Criminal Minds.