Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

First person to broadcast live from the floors of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is an internationally acclaimed American TV journalist with several highly popular programs to her name. A veteran journalist who has a decade of experience in covering business and economies Bartiromo has been instrumental in establishing CNBC as one of the top in its business and economic segment. Maria's highly successful journalism career leads one to believe that she was destined for this field. Maria was a young girl who, at the time, was unsure of the career path she wanted to pursue. She was then tempted to be an interior decorator. Journalism was just too compelling for her not to take it seriously. The feisty lady isn't only a great journalist, she's also a role-model to other women who are trying to succeed in a men-dominated field. The first female journalist ever to be named as one of fifty Faces who Shaped this Decade. Also, she is an author and columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American actor in the field of film and television as well as a theatre actress. The actress Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has worked professionally over the last 27 years. In the year 1990, she made her stage debut in an Off-Broadway performance from The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. The Perfect Tribute was her debut TV role one year later. In 1992 she got her big break when she was cast in the movie Basic Instinct as a supporting character. The Firm was the film that made her the main female for the first time and for the only time. It was a film that featured Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman and many others. In the 90s, she worked with many top actors in Hollywood, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Hugh Grant. Recenty, she played Dr Alex Blake (a police procedural-crime drama) in Criminal Minds.