Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist to live broadcast on the New York Stock Exchange. There are a variety of popular shows under her belt. She's an experienced broadcaster who has over 20 years of reporting experience about the business world and economics. Her role was crucial in making CNBC one among the most well-known channels in this segment. It's clear the fact that her life of success being a reporter was destined specifically for women. Maria was in a state of confusion as a kid about the best career option to choose. One day she thought that she would become an interior designer. Once she discovered the thrilling and exciting opportunities that journalism offers, there was no turning back. Not only is she a great journalist, but an inspiration for women looking to make it in a world that is dominated by males. She was the first journalist of female gender to be recognized as one of fifty Faces that Shaped the Decade. Apart from being a columnist, author and broadcaster, Ms. Ayala also works as an freelance journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actress in the film industry as well as on stage since the latter part of 1970. A gifted thespian she has been performing professionally for her early teens for the past 27 years. She began her career in 1990, in a non Broadway production called The Big Funk, by John Patrick Shanley. The Perfect Tribute was her first TV appearance a year after. Her biggest break in her career came about in 1992 when she played a supporting character in the film Basic Instinct. In The Firm, she played the role of lead female for the very first time. The film was filmed with Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. The 1990s saw her professional career included working alongside top Hollywood actors like Gwyneth on Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews Relative Values. In the internationally acclaimed police procedural Crime Minds the character Dr. Alex Blake was recently played by her.