Marja-Lewis Ryan is an American writer, director, producer, and actress. She is best known for writing, co-starring, and co-producing the LGBT drama film, The Four-Faced Liar (2010), which won multiple awards, including Outstanding First Narrative Feature at L.A. Outfest. She is the executive producer and showrunner for the sequel to The L Word, called The L Word: Generation Q, which premiered in December 2019.