Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo has been praised for her performance as an American television journalist. Her programs are extremely well-known and she was the first television journalist to broadcast live from the New York Stock Exchange. A veteran journalist having a total of two decades of experience covering economics and business news Bartiromo played a key role in establishing CNBC among the best in its business and economic segment. Maria's highly successful journalism profession suggests she was meant to be in the field. Maria, as a girl, was unsure of her choice of career. Maria could one day decide to be a musician and later be an interior designer. However, once she experienced the thrill journalism has to offer, she had no intention of turning to go back. She is not only a great journalist, but an inspiration for women who wish to be successful in a society dominated by men. The first journalist of female gender to be named as one of fifty Faces that Shaped this Decade. Along with being an author and columnist, Sheila is one of fifty faces who shaped The Decade.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American TV and film actress. She's been an professional actor for 27 years. She made her acting debut on stage with an off Broadway production The Big Funk by John Patrick Shanley in the year 1990. Her next role was her first TV role, The Perfect Tribute. In 1992 her career was started when she was commissioned to play a role in the film Basic Instinct. It was in The Firm however that she got the role of woman leading the film for just the first time and that too opposite stars like Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. The 1990s saw her professional career was a collaboration with Hollywood's top actors like Gwyneth as in Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes, and Julie Andrews Relative Values. Most recently, she played the role of Alex Blake, Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.