Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo has been praised for her role as an American television journalist. Her television shows are loved and she's the first broadcaster to report live from the New York Stock Exchange. Being a veteran broadcaster who has a decade of experience in covering economics and business news Bartiromo has been instrumental in establishing CNBC as one of the top in the business and economic segment. A highly successful journalist, her work proves she always had the potential to work in this area. Maria was a young girl who, at the time, was unsure of her choice of career. In the beginning, Maria would have liked to sing. Later she became an interior design. When she was able to experience the benefits of journalism, she has never turned back. This feisty woman is not only an outstanding journalist but she's also a role-model to other women who are trying to be successful in a masculine-dominated industry. As well as being listed as one of the fifty people who shaped the decade, she was the first journalist of female descent to be a part of the Cable Hall of Fame. As well as an author and columnist, Sheila is also one of the 50 Faces That Shaped the Decade.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn was born in the United States and is a professional actress who has worked professionally for 27 years. Gifted thespian, she is active in the professional world for the last 27 years. The first time she appeared on stage as an actor in the production The Big Funk (John Patrick Shanley) on Broadway off-Broadway. As a character in The Perfect Tribute, she made her TV debut one year later. In 1992, she was enlisted as a character supporting in the movie Basic Instinct. It was the beginning of her successful professional career. The Firm marked her first part as a female lead actress. She was paired with Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. She worked in the 90s alongside some of the top actors in Hollywood, like Gwyneth Paltrow as well as Hugh Grant. She recently played Dr. Alex Blake in the internationally well-known crime procedural Criminal Minds.