Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

The first person to live broadcast from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is an internationally acclaimed American TV journalist with many highly-rated shows under her belt. With more than twenty years of experience in the field of journalism, Maria Bartiromo was instrumental in setting up the TV channel CNBC as one of the tops in business and economic coverage. A highly successful journalist, her career is proof that she was always meant to work in this area. Maria, as a girl was not sure of her career choice. At one point she wanted to become a musician, then the next day, and an interior designer. After discovering the joys of journalism, she has never went to another career. She's not only a great journalist, she's also a role model for women trying to be successful in a male-dominated field. The award was given to her as one of the fifty Faces That Shaped the Decade she also became the first journalist of female gender to be recognized as a member of the Cable Hall of Fame. Apart from being a columnist, author and a broadcaster, Ms. Ayala is also an freelance journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actress for film as well as stage since the late 1970s. She's been a professional actor for the past 27 years. In 1990, she performed her debut on stage in an Off-Broadway performance in The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. She was then cast for her first role on television, The Perfect Tribute. Her biggest break in her career came about in 1992, as she played a supporting role in the movie Basic Instinct. The Firm is where she made her debut as the female lead opposite Tom Cruise & Gene Hackman. In the 1990s she worked with a variety of top industry stars including Gwyneth Palow for Sliding Doors Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes Julie Andrews Relative Values. In recent times, she played Dr. Alex Blake (a police procedural-crime drama) in Criminal Minds.