Wilsons fame surpassed that of the United States in 2014 as she landed a part on Showtimes The Affair. In the show, Wilson played Alison Lockhart who is a young troubled woman who comes from a rough background. Lockhart is a lover of an unmarried Noah Solloway. Wilson, along with Mauratierney as well as Joshua Jackson won a Golden Globe as Best Actress for a Television Series-Drama in the year 2015. Wilson stated to British Vogue she was a fan of acting in two perspectives. Noah perceives Alison as a confident sexy character. She sees herself in as a completely different person, one who from the inside is dowdy and hidden in shadows, unwilling to make a statement. She continued: "I do believe America is moralistic and judgmental and therefore what transpires on the show seems to be quite shocking." Wilson was the one who quit The Simpsons in the year 2018, wasn't forthcoming about the reasons. During a CBS This Morning Interview in August of 2018, Wilson stated, "I