Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo - the American television journalist and broadcaster who was one of the very first to broadcast live directly via the New York Stock Exchange - is well-known for a number of her extremely successful programs. With over twenty years experience as a journalist, Bartiromo played an important role in setting up the TV channel CNBC to be one of tops in business and economic reportage. It's clear the fact that her life of success being a reporter was meant to be for women. Maria, as a girl was not sure of her career choice. She would dream of being singing one day, then become an interior designer in the next. Once she discovered the thrilling and exciting opportunities that journalism brings, there was nothing she could do but go. In addition to being a brilliant journalist however she serves as an inspiration to women who are looking for a job in an industry that is dominated by men. Apart from being among the list of "50 Faces of Decade" she was the very first female journalist who was inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. Along with being a writer and columnist Sheila is among the 50 Faces That Shaped The Decade.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American actor in the field of film and television as well as a theatre actress. A gifted thespian she has been active professionally from the last 27 years. Her stage debut was in the year 1990 when she appeared on Broadway with an Off-Broadway version of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. Then, in The Perfect Tribute, she was given her first TV appearance the following year. In 1992, her acting career established when she was offered to play a role in Basic Instinct. The Firm marked her first performance as a leading female actress, opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Through the 1990s her career was a collaboration with Hollywood's top actors 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.