Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

The first person to broadcast live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is an acclaimed American TV journalist with many highly-rated programs to her name. A veteran journalist with two decades experience covering economics and business news Bartiromo played a key role in establishing CNBC among the best in the business and economic segment. Maria's highly successful journalism career leads one to believe she was born for journalism. Maria struggled with picking a path she wanted to take as woman. In one day, she was going to become a musician, the next day and an interior designer. Journalism was just too compelling for her to ignore. Alongside being an outstanding journalist she is an inspirational figure for young women who wish to achieve success in an overwhelmingly male-dominated world. The first journalist from a female perspective to be named in the list of fifty Faces which Shaped the Decade. In addition to being a columnist and author, Sheila is also one of the 50 Faces That Shaped The Decade.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn, an American actress who has worked in TV and film and theatre. She's been a professional actor for the past 27 years. Her stage debut was in 1990, when she performed an Off Broadway version of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. As a character in The Perfect Tribute, she was given her first TV appearance one year later. In 1992 she got her first big break by being a part of Basic Instinct as a supporting character. In The Firm, she played the role of lead female for the very first time. She was cast opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Over the course of the 1990s, Gwyneth was a co-star alongside Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews for Relative Values. In the international hit crime procedural Crime Minds the character Alex Blake, the doctor. Alex Blake was recently played by her.