Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo - the American television journalist and broadcaster who was one of the very first to broadcast live via the New York Stock Exchange - is renowned for several of her highly successful shows. As a veteran broadcaster, with two decades experience covering economics and business news Bartiromo played a key role in establishing CNBC as one of the top in the business and economic segment. Her incredibly successful career as a journalist makes one believe that the lady was destined for this field. Maria was a bit unsure when deciding which path she should pursue as an adult woman. In one day, she was going to be a singer the next day an interior designer. The thrill of journalism was just too compelling for her to ignore. Apart from being a great journalist she is an inspiration to girls who want to succeed in a predominantly male world. Hers was the first journalist of female gender to be selected among the fifty Faces which Shaped this Decade. Aside from her work as a columnist, author and broadcaster Ayala is also a broadcaster, author and columnist. Ayala is also an independent journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American TV and film actress. Since the age of 27 she has been professional active as a thespian. Her first stage appearance was in the year 1990 when she appeared on Broadway with an Off-Broadway production of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. The following year, she was offered her first role on TV in The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, she was enlisted as a character supporting in Basic Instinct. It marked the start of her career professional career. It was in The Firm however that she was chosen as the woman leading the film for just the very first time. She was cast in the film alongside famous actors such as Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Through the 1990s her career included working with top Hollywood actors like Gwyneth on Sliding doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews Relative Values. Recently she played Dr Alex Blake in the internationally popular police procedural crime drama Criminal Minds.