Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist to live broadcast on the New York Stock Exchange. She is the host of several highly acclaimed programs under her belt. Veteran broadcaster with more than two decades' experience covering business and the economics, she was instrumental in making CNBC grow into one of television's top channels for economics and business. Her incredibly successful career as a journalist makes one believe that the woman was meant to be in the field. Maria struggled with picking a path she wanted to follow as a woman. Her dream was to be an artist one day, and an interior designer next. When she was able to experience the benefits of journalism, she has never ever looked back. Not only is she a brilliant journalist but she also serves as an example to women who are looking for a job in a field that is dominated by males. The first journalist of female gender to be recognized among the fifty Faces that Shaped this Decade. She's also a writer and columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American actor in the field of film and television as well as a theatre actress. She's been an professional actor for the past 27 years. Her acting debut was on stage during an off-Broadway production of The Big Funk by John Patrick Shanley in 1990. She was then cast for her first TV role, The Perfect Tribute. Her career established when she was offered to play a role in the movie Basic Instinct. The Firm is where she began her career as the female star alongside Tom Cruise & Gene Hackman. She worked in the 90s with many top actors in Hollywood, including Gwyneth paltrow and Hugh Grant. In the internationally acclaimed police procedural Crime Minds, the character of Dr. Alex Blake was recently performed by her.