Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

First person to broadcast live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is an acclaimed American TV journalist with many highly-rated shows under her belt. A broadcasting veteran with over twenty years of experience reporting about business and economy she played a pivotal role in the establishment of television channel CNBC as one of the topmost in the business and economy segment. Highly successful as a journalist, her work proves she was always meant to work in this area. Maria was a young girl who, at the time was not sure of her choice of career. She was then tempted to become an interior decorator. When she realized the thrill journalism has to offer, there was no going back. Not only is she a great journalist but she also serves as an example to women who are looking for a job within an industry that is heavily dominated by males. Apart from being among the list of the "50 Faces of Decade" she was the first female journalist inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. In addition to being an author, columnist and a broadcaster, Ms. Ayala works as an independent journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn, an American actress who has worked in film and television in theatre as well as film and television. Gifted thespian, she is actively involved in professional theatre since the past 27. Her stage debut was in the year 1990 when she appeared on Broadway with an Off-Broadway version of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. Her next role was her first role on television, The Perfect Tribute. Her breakthrough for her career was in 1992, as she played a supporting character in the film Basic Instinct. The Firm marked her first performance as a leading female actress, opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the 90s, she worked with some of the biggest actors in the business, including Gwyneth Paltrow in Sliding Doors, Hugh Grant in Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews in Relative Values. In the most recent episode, she played her character of the character of Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.