Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American journalist on television and the first broadcaster to live from the New York Stock Exchange floor live, is a highly well-known TV host with a number of popular shows. A veteran broadcaster with over two decades' experience reporting on business and the economy, she played a key role in helping CNBC become one of television's leading channels in economics and business. Her highly successful journalistic career can be said to suggest that the lady was destined for this field. Maria, as a girl was not sure of her choice of career. One day she would want to be a singer the next day an interior designer. But when she discovered the excitement that journalism has to offer there was no going back. Apart from being a great journalist she is an inspirational figure for females who are looking to achieve success in a predominantly male world. In addition to being recognized as one of fifty women who defined the decade, she was the first journalist of female descent to ever be inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. As well as a columnist and author, Sheila is one of the 50 faces that shaped the Decade.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn (born Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn) is an American actress who is active in both film, television and theater. At the age of 27, she has worked as professional active as a thespian. The first time she appeared on the stage as a character in the production The Big Funk (John Patrick Shanley) on Broadway off-Broadway. The Perfect Tribute was her first role on TV a year after. Her biggest break in her professional career happened in 1992 when she acted as a support character in Basic Instinct. The Firm was the film where she became the leading female for the first and only moment. It was a film that featured Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman and many others. In the 90s, her work included working with top Hollywood actors like Gwyneth on Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews Relative Values. In the hit international police procedural Crime Minds, the character of Dr. Alex Blake was recently performed by her.