Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

First person who broadcast live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is an internationally acclaimed American television journalist who has numerous highly acclaimed programs to her name. With more than twenty years of experience as a journalist, Maria Bartiromo was instrumental in the establishment of the television channel CNBC to become one of the leading companies in business and economic reportage. A highly successful journalist, her work proves she was always destined to pursue a career in the field. Maria was in a state of confusion as a young girl about which career path she wanted to pursue. The next she wanted to be an interior decorator. Once she discovered the thrills and excitement journalism brings, there was no stopping her. The feisty lady is not only an outstanding journalist, she is she is also an example for women who are aspiring to make their mark in a dominated society. The first journalist of female gender to be named among the 50 Faces which Shaped this Decade. Additionally, she is a writer and journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actor in film as well as stage since the end of the 1970s. At the age of 27 she has performed as an active professional thespian. Her first stage appearance was in the year 1990 when she appeared on Broadway with an Off-Broadway production of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. Then, in The Perfect Tribute, she had her debut TV role one year later. In 1992, she received her first big break when she was cast in the movie Basic Instinct as a supporting role. The Firm is where she first made her appearance as a female actor opposite Tom Cruise & Gene Hackman. Through the 1990s she collaborated with some of the biggest stars in the industry including Gwyneth Paltrow on Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant in Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews in Relative Values. In the most recent episode, she played the role as the character of Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.