Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo has been praised for her role as an American television journalist. Her shows are very loved and she's the first television journalist to broadcast live on the New York Stock Exchange. A veteran broadcaster with over twenty years of experience in reporting on business and the economics, she was instrumental in making CNBC to become one of the most popular channels for economics and business. Maria's phenomenally successful journalistic profession suggests she was born for the field. Maria was in a state of confusion as a child about what career to pursue. Maria would one day want to become a musician, the next be an interior designer. After discovering the joys of journalism, she never went around. In addition to being a great journalist but she also serves as an example to women looking to pursue a career within an industry that is heavily that is dominated by men. In addition to being one of the "50 Faces of Decade" she was also the first female journalist inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. Also, she is an author and a journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actress for film, TV and on stage since the latter part of 1970. She has been a professional actor for over 27 years. In 1990, she performed her debut on stage in an Off Broadway production of The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. A year later she was cast in her first role on TV in The Perfect Tribute. Her career started when she was commissioned for a part in the movie Basic Instinct. The Firm marked her first part as a female lead actress. She was paired with Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Over the course of the 90s Gwyneth worked with Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews for Relative Values. She was Dr. Alex Blake on the famous international thriller Criminal Minds.