Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

The first broadcaster to broadcast live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Maria Bartiromo is an acclaimed American television journalist, with numerous highly acclaimed shows under her belt. As a veteran broadcaster, having a total of two decades of experience covering business and economies, Bartiromo was instrumental in establishing CNBC as one of the top in the business and economic segment. It is easy to see the fact that her life of success as a journalist was designed for the woman. Maria struggled with picking a path she wanted to follow as an adult woman. Maria would one day want to be a musician and then be an interior designer. After discovering the joys of journalism, she never went around. This feisty woman is not only an outstanding journalist but she's also an example for women trying to make it in the men-dominated field. First woman ever to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame, and was named one of the fifty Faces Who Shaped Decade. In addition to being writer, columnist and a broadcaster Ayala is also a broadcaster, author and columnist. Ayala works as an freelance journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American actor in the field of film and television as well as a theatre actress. A gifted thespian, she has been working in the world of professional acting over the last 27 years. Her acting debut was on stage with an off Broadway production The Big Funk by John Patrick Shanley in 1990. As a character in The Perfect Tribute, she had her debut TV role the following year. Her career launched when she was cast to play a role in the film Basic Instinct. The Firm was the film that made her the main woman for the very first time and for the only time. It was a film that featured Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman as well as others. In the 90s, she worked with many top actors in Hollywood, including Gwyneth paltrow and Hugh Grant. Recently, she was her character as the character of Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.