Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

The first broadcaster who broadcast live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is a renowned American TV journalist with numerous highly acclaimed shows to her credit. A veteran journalist 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 its business and economic segment. An extremely successful journalist her professional career proves that she was always destined to work in this area. Maria was confused as a child about what career to choose. Maria would one day want to be a musician and later an interior designer. When she found out about the excitement and thrills that journalism offers, there was no stopping her. She is not only an outstanding journalist but an inspiration for women who want to succeed in a society dominated by men. Named as one of the 50 Faces who Shaped the Decade she was also the first ever female journalist to be recognized in the Cable Hall of Fame. Aside from her work as a columnist, author and a broadcaster, Ms. Ayala also works as an independent journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actor in film, TV and on stage since the latter part of 1970. Talented as a thespian, she's been working in the world of professional acting for the last 27 years. In 1990, she performed her stage debut with an Off Broadway production in The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. The following year, she was cast in her first television role, The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, she was cast as a back-up role in the movie Basic Instinct, her career took off. The Firm was the film that made her the main female for the first time and for the only time. The film was in competition with Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman and many others. In the 90s, her work was a collaboration with Hollywood's top stars such as Gwyneth in 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.