Lesley Ann Brandt and Maria Bartiromo

Lesley Ann Brandt (born December 2nd in 1981) is a South African model, actress and a TV personality. Brandt was the first actress to make her American debut on Spartacus: Blood and Sand which is a drama set in the past. She began her acting career as a New Zealander in the show Diplomatic Immunity. The actress has appeared on a variety of TV series in the past decade. These include Spartacus: Gods of the Arena CSI: NY Single Ladies The Librarians. Brandt played the character of Mazikeen in 2016. The show Lucifer stars Tom Ellis Lauren German Kevin Alejandro. Brandt is originally born in Cape Town South Africa, but was able to move with her parents Auckland New Zealand in late adolescence. Brandt began her modeling career through appearances in commercials as well as print advertisements. Before she became a renowned model, she worked as a retail salesperson and as a recruiter in the field of information technology. Her first starring performance in the year 2009 on the New Zealand sitcom Diplomatic Immunity in which she played the character as Leilani Fa'auigaese. In 2021, she appeared on Spartacus Blood and Sand as the young slave girl named Naevia. The character of Naevia was reprised in the Spartacus prequel, Spartacus Gods of the Arena. Craig Parker was her co-star in three separate TV shows which include Diplomatic Immunity (2009), Spartacus (2010) and Legend of the Seeker (2008). In 2016, Mazikeen was cast as the bounty hunter on the popular Netflix series Lucifer. This is her biggest role up to now. The show co-stars her together with Tom Ellis Lauren Germany Kevin Alejandro and D. B. Woodside.

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist to broadcast live at the New York Stock Exchange. Her reputation has been recognized for her numerous very successful television shows. A veteran broadcaster with over 20 years experience of reporting on business and the economy, she was instrumental in assisting CNBC become one of television's top channels for economics and business. An extremely successful career in journalism makes it seem like the woman was always destined to work in the field of journalism. Maria was a bit unsure when choosing which career path to pursue as a woman. Her dream was to be singing one day and an interior designer the next. Journalism was too exciting for her to leave out. This feisty woman is a renowned journalist, and an inspiration to women trying to make it in a male-dominated world. The award was given to her as one of "50 Faces of Decade" she was the first journalist woman to join the Cable Hall of Fame. She also is an author and columnist.