Taken From Her Mother at 18 Months — From Foster Care to Film & Music | Samantha Dudley

Gitt Up with Adam Larkin · Sep 10, 2026 · 57m

I sat down with Samantha Dudley to talk about a life that started with circumstances she had absolutely no control over — and what she chose to build from them.

Samantha was taken from her mother at just 18 months old, along with her siblings, because of alcoholism, abuse, and neglect.

She spent much of her early childhood as an orphan, from 18 months until around eight years old, and remained in foster care until age 12.

But there was something Samantha had almost from the beginning:

Music.

She says she has been singing since she was three years old.

Influenced by artists like Whitney…