Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo - the American television journalist and broadcaster who was the first broadcaster to stream direct via the New York Stock Exchange - is renowned for several of her extremely successful programs. She's an experienced broadcaster who has more than a decade of experience in reporting on the business world and economics. Her work was essential in helping to make CNBC one among the most well-known stations in this sector. Highly successful as a journalist, her work proves she always had the potential to work in this area. However, as a young lady Maria was unsure of which career path to choose. Maria was likely to one day wish to become a musician, later be an interior designer. She was captivated by the exciting world of journalism and never looked at a different direction. Not only is she an outstanding journalist but an example to women looking to make it in a field dominated by men. Apart from being among the list of "50 Faces of Decade" she was the first female journalist to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. Also, she is a writer and journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actor in film as well as on stage since the latter part of 1970. She has been a professional actor for 27 years. In 1990, she performed her stage debut with an Off Broadway production in The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. In The Perfect Tribute, she made her TV debut the following year. In 1992, her acting career started when she was commissioned to play a role in the film Basic Instinct. The Firm was the film where she became the leading lady for the first and only moment. It was a film that featured Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman and others. Over the course of the 1990s Gwyneth was a co-star alongside Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews for Relative Values. Recently she played Dr Alex Blake in the internationally well-known crime procedural Criminal Minds.