Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist to broadcast live at the New York Stock Exchange. There are a variety of popular show to her name. With over twenty years experience as a journalist, Bartiromo played an important role in establishing the television channel CNBC to be one of tops in business and economic coverage. Highly successful as a journalist, her professional career proves that she always had the potential to be a journalist in this field. Yet as a young woman Maria was very confused about which career path to choose. Maria would one day want to pursue a career as a musician, later an interior designer. After discovering the joys journalistic work, she never turned back. She's not only an outstanding journalist but she's also a role model for other women who strive to succeed in a masculine-dominated industry. Named as one of the fifty Faces who Shaped the Decade she was also the first ever female journalist to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. She's also a writer as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn, an American actress in film and television as well as theatre. She is a talented thespian who is active in the professional world for over the past 27 years. In the year 1990, she made her stage debut with an Off-Broadway performance from The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. In the following year she was chosen for her first television role, The Perfect Tribute. She was cast as a character supporting in Basic Instinct. It marked the start of her career professional career. For The Firm, she played the leading female character for the first time. She was cast opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Through the 90s Gwyneth worked with Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews for Relative Values. Recently, she was the character Dr. Alex Blake (a police procedural-crime drama) in Criminal Minds.