Lisa Onodera is an American independent film producer, of such noted films as Picture Bride, The Debut and Americanese. She grew up in Berkeley, California, and attended UCLA where she received a degree from the School of Motion Picture and Television. Early film credits include serving as Associate Producer on Arthur Dong's documentary, and the Frontline documentary, The Monster That Ate Hollywood. In 2006, she produced Eric Byler's and Emily Skopov's Novel Romance.