Growing up carefree in Friesland, the north of the Netherlands. Wholeheartedly Competing as an equestrian on National level, as a lark, she entered and unexpectedly won the Miss Holland Beauty Pageant and represented the Netherlands in the Miss World pageant in Sun City, South Africa.After one year of her Miss Holland obligations, Hilda realized that a whole new world had been opened to her. Demand for her services as a model and later an actress and presenter, took her first to London, and then to Los Angeles, where she lived for several years. She was admitted to the prestigious Beverly Hills Playhouse Acting School, where she became a working film and TV actress, besides that she was tutored on all aspects of film, including screenwriting, character development and how to translate a script into workable scenes on a film set. From there she created a production company, and concentrated on the creative and development aspects of the film industry. Her connections to quality Hollywood producers, distributors, international investors and film financiers took her back and forth from Europe and the USA.After more than a decade working on several projects in front or as an executive producer, she returned to Friesland life in the country with her horses to focus on making films and entertainment in her native country. It is this "Hollywood" experience, background, and versatility that brings extensive creative outlook and international expansion.As creative producer of Farmhouse, Hilda van der Meulen was responsible for the process that precedes the making of a film or television series. This includes coming up with original ideas, translating those into commercially-viable concepts, script-writing guidance, and attracting the right people.