AdvertisementFunny, Dirty, Sad: The 'Holy Trinity' For 'Transparent' Creator Jill Soloway37:53Download AudioResumeOctober 30, 2014facebookEmailJeffrey Tambor plays Maura in the new Amazon series Transparent. Jill Soloway says she cast Tambor in the role because everyone knows Tambor as a "dad figure." (Courtesy of Amazon)