The daughter of Kostas Makris, Danae works in her father's jewelry and antique store in the Theseum district of Athens. She is 27 years old, tall for a Greek (about 5'9", or 1.75 meters), and lanky, with thin lips, a prominent nose, blue eyes, and straight black hair. Her close English-speaking friends call her Dani.
The father of Danae Makris, Kostas is in his early fifties. He runs a jewelry/antique shop in the Theseum district of Athens.