Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist to report live at the New York Stock Exchange. She has several highly successful shows under her belt. She's a veteran broadcaster who has a long history of experience in reporting on the economy and business. Her role was crucial in helping to make CNBC one of the top channels that broadcast in this area. It's clear that her hugely successful career as a journalist was destined for this. As a teenager, Maria struggled to decide what career path she would like to pursue. At one point she wanted to be a singer the next day and an interior designer. Her interest was drawn by journalistic excitement and never looked back. Not only is she a top journalist but an example to women who are determined to excel in a society dominated by men. Named as one of the 50 Faces who Shaped the Decade she also became one of the first female journalists to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. Also, she is a writer and columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American film television and theatre actress. She's been a professional actor for 27 years. She made her acting debut on stage with an off Broadway production of The Big Funk by John Patrick Shanley in the year 1990. The show was later adapted to her first television appearance, The Perfect Tribute. The big break in her career began in 1992 as she appeared in an supporting role in the movie the film Basic Instinct. In the film The Firm however that she was a main female role for the very first time and that too opposite stars like Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Through the 90s she was working alongside some of the most renowned stars in the industry including Gwyneth Paltrow's Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant in Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews in Relative Values. Recently she played Dr Alex Blake in the internationally famous crime drama that is a police procedural Criminal Minds.