In 2003, van der Wal appeared in a stage production of The Vagina Monologues (Washington D.C.), and has performed in films by directors Barry Sonnenfeld (Wild Wild West), Woody Allen (Celebrity), James Toback (Two Girls and a Guy) and Wim Wenders.

In 2005, her native Holland named a lily in her honor. The “Frederique’s Choice Lily” was unveiled at a ceremony in Amsterdam, and inspired her to develop, produce and host a television program called The Invisible Journey with the Discovery Channel, which traced the route a flower travels from the growing fields of Africa, through the markets and auction houses in the Netherlands, to a special event in New York City.

Van der Wal has also been a guest lecturer at Harvard University, and in 2011, as the recipient of the Marie Claire Entrepreneur of the Year award. She has previously been involved in licensing deals carrying her name as diverse as a line of lingerie, sleepwear and loungewear, a bathing suit line, a workout video, a signature fragrance, and a calendar.

Subsequently, van der Wal created a lifestyle brand within the flower industry, Frederique’s Choice. With the launch of the US unit of the business, in 2015 she executive produced and hosted a TV show called HomeGrownMakeover with Frederique and Carter, a 10-episode TV series which aired in 2016 on AETN’s FYI channel. The program transforms homes by using flowers and plants, bringing the outdoors indoors. Her business also appeared in the season finale of Germany’s Next Topmodel with host Heidi Klum.