Despite landing significant roles in high-profile features early in her career, actress Jeanne Tripplehorn worked for years before becoming a household name on the hit cable series, “Big Love” (HBO, 2006- ). Prior to playing one of three wives married to a Mormon polygamist, the stage-trained Tripplehorn worked steadily in features, making her big screen debut with a prominent supporting turn in “Basic Instinct” (1992). She upped her profile in a big way when she starred opposite Tom Cruise in “The Firm” (1993), but faded a bit after playing Kevin Costner’s wife in “Waterworld” (1995),
