Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American TV journalist, and the first person to broadcast live from the New York Stock Exchange floor live. She's a widely well-known TV host with a number of famous shows. A veteran broadcaster with over two decades' experience covering business and the economics, she was instrumental in aiding CNBC grow into one of television's leading channels in business and the economy. Her incredibly successful career as a journalist makes one believe that the woman was meant to be in this particular field. Maria was confused as a kid about the best career option to choose. When she first started out, Maria wanted to be a singer. Then she switched to interior design. The thrill of journalism was too much for her to leave out. In addition to being a superb journalist, she is an inspiration to girls who want to succeed in an overwhelmingly male-dominated world. The award was given to her as one of the fifty Faces who Shaped the Decade she was also the first female journalist to be recognized in the Cable Hall of Fame. She is also a journalist and columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actress in the film industry as well as stage since the end of the 1970s. A gifted thespian she has been active professionally from over the past 27 years. The first time she appeared on stage in a production in 1990 of The Big Funk (John Patrick Shanley) on Broadway off-Broadway. The Perfect Tribute was her debut TV role one year later. When she was a supporting character in the film Basic Instinct, her career took off. The Firm marked her first role as a female leading actor, playing opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Through the 1990s, Gwyneth was a co-star alongside Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews for Relative Values. She portrayed Dr. Alex Blake on the well-known international crime thriller Criminal Minds.