In a recent interview, actress Judith
Light was asked what makes working on Amazon's Transparent
different from other television shows.
Transparent, about a transgender
woman who comes out to her family in her 70s, received numerous Emmy
nominations last week, including an acting nomination for its star,
Jeffrey Tambor, and a directing nomination for its creator, Jill
Soloway. Light, Bradley Whitford, Gaby Hoffmann and Melora Hardin
also received nominations in acting categories.
“First of all, all credit goes to
Jill Soloway and all of our writers and the actors I get to work
with,” Light told the
Huffington
Post. “Jeffrey Tambor, Amy Landecker and Gaby Hoffman …
That kind of support and creativity and artistry.”
“On top of that, you get to be part
of the world of the transgender community that has so long been in
the shadows, and for so long has been 'the other.'”
Light, a long-time supporter of LGBT
rights, added: “We get to have a conversation that changes the way
that the world thinks about the LGBT community. … The combination
of those two things is just quite remarkable.”