Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

First person to broadcast live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is a renowned American TV journalist with several highly popular shows under her belt. Being a veteran broadcaster who has a decade of experience in covering economics and business news Bartiromo has been instrumental in positioning CNBC as one of the top in its business and economic segment. The success of her journalistic work can be said to suggest that the lady was destined for this particular field. Maria when she was young wasn't sure about her career choice. She imagined being singing one day, then an interior designer next. After she learned about the thrills and excitement journalistic work, she had no turning back. The feisty lady isn't only a great journalist, she's also a role model for other women who strive to be successful in a masculine-dominated industry. In addition to being recognized as one of fifty women who defined the decade, she is the first female journalist to be recognized in the Cable Hall of Fame. She is also an author and a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn, an American actress in film and television and theatre. An accomplished thespian, she has been performing professionally for her early teens for the past 27 years. She started her professional career in the year 1990 with an off Broadway production of The Big Funk, by John Patrick Shanley. The Perfect Tribute. A one year later, her TV debut was in The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, her acting career started when she was commissioned as a character in the film Basic Instinct. The Firm was the film in which she was the lead lady for the first time and for the only time. The film was in competition with Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman and others. In the 1990s Gwyneth worked with Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews for Relative Values. She was the role of Dr. Alex Blake on the well-known international crime show Criminal Minds.