Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo has been praised for her performance as an American TV journalist. Her television shows are popular and she is the first journalist to broadcast live on the New York Stock Exchange. Veteran broadcaster with more than 20 years experience of reporting on business and the economy, she was instrumental in making CNBC become one of television's most popular channels for business and the economy. 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. She imagined being a singer one day and an interior designer the next. When she realized the excitement that journalism has to offer, there was no going at her. She's not just an outstanding journalist but an example to women looking to make it in a society that is dominated by males. The first woman to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame, being named one of fifty Faces that Shaped Decade. She is also an author as well as a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn was born in America and is an actress who has worked professionally for 27 years. Talented as a thespian, she's been actively involved in professional theatre over the last 27 years. In 1990, she made her stage debut in Off-Broadway production from The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. She was then cast for her first TV role, The Perfect Tribute. The year was 1992 and she got her first role as a character supporting in the movie Basic Instinct. This marked the beginning of her impressive career. Then, in The Firm, she played the leading female character for the first time. The film was filmed with Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Through the 1990s her career included working with top Hollywood actors like Gwyneth in Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews Relative Values. Most recently, she played her character of Alex Blake, Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.