Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo - the American television journalist and broadcaster who was the first to broadcast direct through the New York Stock Exchange - is renowned for several of her extremely successful programs. A broadcasting veteran with over 20 years of experience covering economics and business, she played an integral role in establishing the TV channel CNBC as being among top-rated on the market in the economy and business segment. It's clear the fact that her life of success in journalism was designed specifically for women. Yet as a young woman Maria was very confused about the best career choice. Maria could one day decide to be a musician and later be an interior designer. The thrill of journalism was too exciting for her to ignore. She is not only a brilliant journalist but she is also an example to women looking to pursue a career in a field that is that is dominated by men. Named as one of the fifty Faces who Shaped the Decade she was also the first journalist of female gender to be recognized in the Cable Hall of Fame. She is also an author and a journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn, an American actor in film and television and theatre. At the age of 27, she has worked as a professionally active thespian. She first appeared on stage as a character in a production in 1990 of The Big Funk (John Patrick Shanley) Off-Broadway. A year later she was chosen for her first TV role in The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, her acting career started when she was commissioned as a character in Basic Instinct. In the film The Firm however that she was chosen as the woman leading the film for just the first time and that too opposite actors like Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. The 1990s saw her professional career was a collaboration with Hollywood's top actors such as Gwyneth as in Sliding doors Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews Relative Values. In the hit international crime procedural Crime Minds the character Alex Blake, the doctor. Alex Blake was recently as played by her.