Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist to broadcast live at the New York Stock Exchange. There are a variety of highly acclaimed shows under her belt. As a veteran broadcaster, with two decades experience covering business and economies, Bartiromo was instrumental in establishing CNBC among the best in its business and economic segment. The lady's highly successful journalism professional career suggests she was meant to be in the field. But as a teenager, Maria was very confused about what career to pursue. When she first started out, Maria wanted to be a singer. In the end, she chose to pursue interior design. When she was able to experience the benefits journalistic work, she never went back. She is not only an outstanding journalist, however she serves as an example to women looking to pursue a career within an industry that is heavily dominated by males. As well as being listed as one of the fifty women who defined the decade, she's the first woman journalist to ever be inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. As well as a writer and columnist Sheila is one of the 50 Faces That Shaped The Decade.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American film television and theatre actress. A gifted thespian she has been active professionally from her early teens for the past 27 years. In 1990, she performed her stage debut in an Off-Broadway performance of The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. The following year, she was cast in her first TV role in The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, she earned her breakthrough when she was cast in the movie Basic Instinct as a secondary role. The Firm is where she began her career as the female star opposite Tom Cruise & Gene Hackman. Over the course of the 1990s Gwyneth was a co-star together with Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews for Relative Values. In the international hit police procedural Crime Minds the character the character of Dr. Alex Blake was recently as played by her.