Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist to live broadcast on the New York Stock Exchange. There are a variety of highly acclaimed shows under her belt. With over twenty years experience as a journalist, Maria Bartiromo played an important role in establishing the television channel CNBC to be one of tops in business and economic coverage. An extremely successful journalist her professional career proves that she always had the potential to pursue a career in the field. But as a teenager, Maria was confused as to the best career choice. Her dream was to be singing one day, then become an interior designer in the next. Once she discovered the pleasures of journalism, she has never went back. Apart from being an outstanding journalist she is an inspiration to girls who want to achieve success in an overwhelmingly male-dominated world. Named as one of the fifty Faces who Shaped the Decade she also became the first journalist of female gender to be recognized as a member of the Cable Hall of Fame. Aside from her work as an author, columnist and a broadcaster, Ms. Ayala is also an independent journalist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn has been an American actor in film as well as stage since the late 1970s. A gifted thespian, she has been working in the world of professional acting for the last 27 years. Her stage debut came in 1990, when she performed an Off Broadway version of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. The following year, she was cast in her first television role, The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, when she was a supporting role in the movie the film Basic Instinct, her career took off. The Firm is where she made her debut as the female lead opposite Tom Cruise & Gene Hackman. In the 90s Gwyneth collaborated alongside Hugh Grant on Mickey Blue Eyes as well as Julie Andrews for Relative Values. In the most recent episode, she played the role as Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds.