Willa Ferreyra

**Willa Ferreyra-Roy** is the younger wife of Connor Roy. She is portrayed by Justine Lupe.

## History

### Early life

Little is known of Willa's early life, but we do know that she was previously an escort. She met Roman Roy through her job, who then introduced her to Connor Roy.

### Season 1

At Connor's request, Willa joins Connor at Bellevue Hospital, where his father, Logan Roy is recovering from a hemorrhagic stroke.

Willa accompanies Connor to the RECNY gala that Connor coordinates. At the gala, Connor grows very neurotic, even throwing a tantrum over the butter being cold and becoming aggravated with Willa.

Connor arrives at the family's Thanksgiving dinner with Willa. Due to Willa's past, Kendall and Shiv gossip about and poke fun at the couple. Connor tells Willa that he wants to assist in her writing career, and to not worry at all about finances. He then proposes an exclusive arrangement, giving her "more free time for the theater." After dinner, Logan shows Willa his collection of WWI memorabilia.

The Roys have agreed to have family therapy at Connor's ranch in New Mexico. Therapy ends prematurely after an accident, and the family begins fighting. Kendall, intoxicated, arrives late and begins picking fights and insults Willa, who then leaves and is followed by Connor.

The next morning, after the rest of the family leaves the ranch, Connor confesses his feelings to Willa and suggests their relationship be exclusive, to which she reluctantly agrees.

Connor and Willa are talking to the priest at Shiv's pre-wedding party. Willa tells him that she's a playwright and jokes that Connor "doesn't do anything," which insults him, though she attempts to comfort him.

Today is the day of Shiv and Tom's wedding, and both families have gathered around to take photos. Shiv asks that Willa be left out of the photos, but Connor insists, threatening to cause a scene, until Shiv complies. Connor later informs Willa that he wants to run for President of the United States, and promises they will do what's needed to cover up her sordid past.

### Season 2

Connor and his girlfriend Willa host a soiree celebrating their return to New York, though Connor takes it as an opportunity to quietly announce his political campaign.

Shiv decides to tag along with Willa while she goes out for drinks with her girlfriend, hoping to subtly let her know her opinion of Connor's campaign and convince her to talk to him. Shiv then meets a handsome man, who's cast in Willa's future play, and decides to bring him back to her place.

Connor and Willa arrive at former board member Moe’s funeral. Connor is surprisingly very excited, as he hopes to meet potential investors in his presidential campaign. After misusing the name with his family, Connor informs Willa that "Moe" is simply a nickname and his real name was Lester, "Moe" being short for "molester."

At the funeral, Connor informs Willa of the lockdown and that the rest of the family won't be coming. She shares that she overheard some odd stories about Moe, coming from some of Logan's old buddies. Connor plays it off as them being from another generation, but Willa reminds him that Michelle Pantsil is present, and convinces Connor to change his eulogy so as to not be mixed in with Moe later during his Presidential run. Before going up to the front, Willa re-writes a very basic and generic speech to give, sabotaging Pantsil.

Everyone is gathered in upper East New York to watch the opening night of Willa's half-baked play, where Kendall seduces the lead actress, Jennifer. This later upsets Willa as her lead is missing when needed, and Connor confronts Kendall for her.

After the testimony, the Roys decide to vacation on their yacht. Connor and Willa, who is upset that her play has been panned by critics, are first to arrive. Connor is scrolling through the reviews of her play when Willa, frustrated upon seeing that they're mostly very negative, tosses Connor's tablet into the sea. Connor later asks Logan for money, admitting that his campaign is robbing him and he can't cover the loss of Willa's play.

## Trivia

* The character was originally planned to be in only three episodes, but her role was expanded.

## References

1. ↑ Sh\*t Show at the F\*\*k Factory.
2. ↑ Sad Sack Wasp Trap
3. ↑ I Went to Market
4. ↑ Austerlitz
5. ↑ Pre-Nuptial
6. ↑ Nobody Is Ever Missing
7. ↑ Vaulter (episode)
8. ↑ Hunting
9. ↑ Safe Room
10. ↑ Dundee
11. ↑ This Is Not for Tears
12. ↑ 'Succession': Willa Was Written As a 3-Episode Role, Justine Lupe Says (insider.com)