Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American TV journalist and the first person to broadcast live on the New York Stock Exchange floor live, is a highly acclaimed television personality with several well-known programs. An experienced broadcaster with more than two decades of experience in writing about economics and business she played an integral role in establishing the TV channel CNBC as among the topmost within the economic and business segment. A highly successful journalist, her work proves she was always meant to work in this area. Maria was a young girl who, at the time, was unsure of the career path she wanted to pursue. She was then tempted to be an interior decorator. The excitement of journalism was too much for her to ignore. She is not only an outstanding journalist, but she is also an inspiration to women looking to pursue a career within an industry that is heavily dominated by males. The first journalist from a female perspective to be recognized among the fifty Faces that Shaped this Decade. As well as a writer and columnist Sheila is also one of the 50 Faces That Shaped the Decade.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actor in film as well as stage since the end of the 1970s. She's been an professional actor for over 27 years. In the year 1990, she made her stage debut with an Off-Broadway performance of The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. The Perfect Tribute. A year later, her TV debut was The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, she earned her first big break by being a part of the film Basic Instinct as a supporting role. It was in The Firm however that she got the role of leading female character for the very first time and that too opposite stars like Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. The 1990s saw her professional career was a collaboration with Hollywood's top stars such as Gwyneth on Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes, and Julie Andrews Relative Values. Recenty, she played Dr Alex Blake (a police procedural-crime drama) in Criminal Minds.