Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo - the American television journalist and broadcaster who was among the first broadcaster to stream live directly from the New York Stock Exchange - is well-known for a number of her highly successful shows. As a veteran broadcaster, who has a decade of experience in covering economics and business news Bartiromo has been instrumental in placing CNBC among the best in its business and economic segment. One can only conclude that Maria is going to become a journalist following her successful career. Maria when she was young, was unsure of the career path she wanted to pursue. When she first started out, Maria wanted to be a singer. Then she switched to interior design. But when she discovered the joy journalism had to offer, there was no looking back. Not only is she an outstanding journalist but an example to women looking to make it in a field that is dominated by males. In addition to being one of "50 Faces of Decade" she was also the first female journalist inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. Aside from her work as writer, columnist and broadcaster Ayala is also a broadcaster, author and columnist. Ayala also works as an independent journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn was born in America and has been working professionally for over 27 years. From the age 27 she has been professional active as a thespian. Her stage debut was in 1990, when she performed an Off Broadway version of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. The show was later adapted to her first role on television, The Perfect Tribute. The big break in her career came about in the year 1992, when she played a supporting character in Basic Instinct. The Firm is where she made her debut as the female lead in the film alongside Tom Cruise & Gene Hackman. Through the 1990s she collaborated with some of the top actors in the business, including Gwyneth Paltrow as Sliding Doors Hugh Grant in Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews in Relative Values. In the past, she played Dr. Alex Blake in the internationally popular police procedural crime drama Criminal Minds.