Career
As an actress she became popular as Malin Melkersson, the kind, warm and beautiful older sister in the popular 1964 children"s television series Vi på Saltkråkan, which frequently enjoys re-runs on Swedish television, and the subsequent Saltkråkan movies. The script for the series was written by Astrid Lindgren. She got positive reviews for her part in the American film Le mans in 1971, starring Steve McQueen.
The same year she starred in the Swedish movie Lockfågeln.
More recently, she had a major part in the soap opera Vänner och Fiender between 1996 and 1999. Edlind Friberg is a politician for the Swedish Liberal People"s Party.
She lost her seat in the Riksdag following the 2006 elections.
