- Much younger sister of the late singer/actor Sergio Franchi, Valery and Franchi both made commercials on American television (for Dr. Pepper and Volare, respectively).
- Dana appeared on the 1975 season of Tattletales with her first husband, English composer Tim Saunders, to promote her upcoming self-titled album on Phantom Records.
- Dana's second husband, Peter Catalano, was trained as a musician at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. He was a graduate of the Pratt Institute, and a successful architect in the 1970s and 1980s. The Catalanos purchased and re-developed a historic property in Westerly, which continues as a popular resort venue. The Catalanos collaborated with Denise Rich, writing a 12 CD collection of Zodiac Meditation Music in 1999.
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