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 live report from the New York Stock Exchange. A veteran journalist with two decades experience covering business and economies Bartiromo has been instrumental in establishing CNBC among the best in its business and economic segment. The success of her journalistic work can be said to suggest that the lady was destined for this field. Maria when she was young was not sure of her career choice. In one day, she was going to be a singer the next day or an interior designer. Once she discovered the pleasures of journalism, she never turned to another career. 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 male-dominated field. She was the first journalist of female gender to be named as one of 50 Faces which Shaped this Decade. 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. Since the age of 27, she has worked as a professionally active thespian. She began her career in 1990, in a non Broadway production called The Big Funk, by John Patrick Shanley. In The Perfect Tribute, she made her TV debut a year later. In 1992 she got her first big break after being cast in the movie Basic Instinct as a secondary role. For The Firm, she played the role of lead female for the first time. The film was filmed with Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. The 90s saw her working with a number of top actors from Hollywood, including Gwyneth Paltrow as well as Hugh Grant. Recenty, she played Dr Alex Blake (a police procedural-crime drama) in Criminal Minds.