 Despite being devout Muslims, her parents named her Christine and Natalia because she was born on Christmas Day.Originally, Hakim did not intend to be an actress, but an architect or psychologist.However, she was cast in Teguh Karya's 1973 film "Cinta Pertama" after he saw pictures of her modelling in a magazine; despite only modelling to help her friend and not wanting to act, she was unable to decline Karya's request for fear of being impolite to such a "warm and friendly" person.