As an actress she became popular as Malin Melkersson, the kind, warm and beautiful older sister in the popular 1964 children'sTV seriesVi på Saltkråkan, which frequently enjoys re-runs on Swedish television, and the subsequent Saltkråkan movies. The script for the series was written byAstrid Lindgren.
She got positive reviews for her part in theAmerican filmLe Mans in 1971, starringSteve McQueen. The same year she starred in the Swedish movieLockfågeln. More recently, she had a major part in thesoap operaVänner och Fiender between 1996 and 1999.
Edlind Friberg is a politician for the SwedishLiberal People's Party. She was a substitute in theRiksdag from 2003, and on 1 January 2006 she became a full member of the parliament. She lost her seat in the Riksdag following the2006 elections.