Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist to broadcast live on the New York Stock Exchange. She is the host of several well-known shows under her belt. An experienced broadcaster with more than 20 years of experience writing about economics and business she played a pivotal role in the establishment of television channel CNBC as being among top-rated on the market in the economy and business segment. A highly successful journalist, her professional career proves that she always had the potential to pursue a career in the field. Maria had a difficult time deciding which path she should take as a woman. Maria would one day want to pursue a career as a musician, then be an interior designer. Once she discovered the pleasures of journalism, she has never went back. This vivacious lady isn't just an excellent journalist but she is also an example for women who dream of making the big time in a male dominant society. First woman ever to enter the Cable Hall of Fame, being named one of fifty Faces Who Shaped Decade. Also, she is an author and a journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actress in the film industry, TV and stage since the end of the 1970s. The actress Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been working professionally for the past 27 years. She first made an appearance on stage during an off-Broadway production The Big Funk by John Patrick Shanley in 1990. She was then cast for her first television role, The Perfect Tribute. In 1992 she got her breakthrough after being cast in the film Basic Instinct as a minor role. The Firm marked her first part as a female lead actor, playing opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Over the course of the 90s Gwyneth collaborated with Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews for Relative Values. In the past, she played Dr. Alex Blake in the internationally well-known crime procedural Criminal Minds.