Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

First person who broadcast live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is an internationally acclaimed American TV journalist with several highly popular shows to her credit. Veteran broadcaster with more than twenty years of experience in covering business and the economy, she was instrumental in aiding CNBC become one of television's most popular channels for business and the economy. An extremely successful journalist her professional career proves that she was always meant to work in this area. Yet as a young woman Maria was confused as to what career to pursue. When she first started out, Maria would have liked to sing. In the end, she chose to pursue interior design. Once she discovered the excitement and thrills that journalism offers, there was nothing she could do but go. The feisty lady isn't only a great journalist, she's also a role-model to other women who are trying to succeed in a masculine-dominated industry. The first journalist of female gender to be named in the list of 50 Faces who Shaped the Decade. Along with being a writer and columnist Sheila is among fifty faces who shaped The Decade.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn, an American actor in film and television and theatre. Thespian Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been working professionally for the past 27 years. Her stage debut came in 1990, when she performed an Off Broadway production of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. The Perfect Tribute was her debut TV role within a year. Her biggest break for her career was in 1992 when she acted as a support character in Basic Instinct. The Firm was the film in which she was the lead lady for the first time and for the only moment. The film was in competition with Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman and many others. The 90s saw her working with many top actors in Hollywood, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Hugh Grant. In the past, she played Dr. Alex Blake in the internationally famous crime drama that is a police procedural Criminal Minds.