Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

The first broadcaster to live broadcast from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is a renowned American television journalist who has numerous highly acclaimed programs to her name. Broadcasting veteran with more than twenty years of experience covering economics and business, she was instrumental in the establishment of television channel CNBC as one of top-rated within the economic and business segment. It's easy to recognize that her highly successful career being a reporter was meant specifically for women. In her teens, Maria had a hard time deciding what career path she would like to pursue. She would dream of being a singer one day and become an interior designer in the next. But when she discovered the thrill journalism has to offer there was no going back. She's not just a great journalist, but an example to women who want to succeed in a society dominated by men. She was named one of the 50 Faces that Shaped the Decade she was also the first journalist of female gender to be recognized in the Cable Hall of Fame. She is also a writer and journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn, an American actress in TV and film, in theatre as well as film and television. A gifted thespian, she has been actively involved in professional theatre for the last 27 years. She began her career in 1990 in an off Broadway show called The Big Funk, by John Patrick Shanley. Her next role was her first role on television, The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, she was enlisted as an actor supporting the character Basic Instinct. It was the start of her career career. The Firm was the film where she became the leading female for the first time and for the only moment. This was opposite Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman as well as others. She worked in the 90s with many top actors in Hollywood, such as Gwyneth Paltrow as well as Hugh Grant. In the past, she played Dr. Alex Blake in the internationally well-known crime procedural Criminal Minds.