Görel Crona

Görel Elisabeth Crona (born 23 August 1959) is a Swedish film director, actress and singer/songwriter. She had her first role in the Sveriges Television series Varuhuset.

Life Crona is the daughter of Swedish author and jazz musician Börje Crona and author Anniki Crona. She grew up in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands and moved back to Sweden to attend college and study at the Birkagårdens folkhögskolas theater-line. In 1978, she received her first major lead in the theater role of Eleonora in August Strindberg's drama Easter at the Strindbergsmuseet. In 1980, Görel Crona was admitted into the two-year theater education in New York City at SUNY Purchase. After that Crona continued her studies at HB (Herbert Berghof) Studio. In 2013, Görel Crona made her film director's debut with the film Tysta leken.

Family Crona was in a relationship with actor Rafael Edholm whom she met in 1995; the couple split in 2006. The couple has one son together.

Selected filmography The Department Store (Swedish: Varuhuset, 1987–1989) TV series House of Angels (Swedish: Änglagård, 1992) White Water Fury (Swedish: Järngänget, 2000) Göta Canal 2 – Canal Battle (Swedish: Göta kanal 2 – Kanalkampen, 2006)