Jamie Lee Curtis shares emotional tribute to her Halloween legacy, celebrates 'fighting for our lives together'

Jamie Lee Curtis has taken an emotional stab at honoring her nearly 50-year history as the Spooky Season's foremost Final Girl.

The OG Halloween star shared a moving tribute to the revolutionary John Carpenter-created slasher film franchise's history on Thursday, marking the Halloween holiday by looking back at how starring in multiple films in the series has impacted her as an actress and as a person.

"HAPPY HALLOWEEN to everyone. 46 years ago, I walked down a tree lined street singing a song of longing and innocent love and by the end of that night I became the first FINAL GIRL!" Curtis shared on Instagram alongside photos from her 2018 cover shoot with Entertainment Weekly.

Curtis, who translated her early career fame into recent prestige upon winning her first Oscar for her role in 2022's Everything Everywhere All at Once, added that she savors "the opportunity to meet millions and millions of people whose lives were affected by that film and the subsequent films" after she first starred as Laurie Strode, who is later revealed to be the sister of the homicidal, masked Michael Myers in the 1978 slasher classic.

She also highlighted the "shared experience in a movie theater" that "has bonded us all" as she starred in several sequels, including director David Gordon Green's revival series that launched with 2018's Halloween and finally ended Myers' bloody rampage with 2022's final installment, Halloween Ends.

"And so, on this Halloween night, I thank you for my creative life and my renewed belief that coming together as a group of people, with a common purpose, fighting for our lives together, brings out the best in us. Mr. Myers excluded of course," Curtis continued. "Thank you, John Carpenter @johncarpenterofficial for choosing me to embody the every girl, Laurie Strode. Thank you to every creative member of the seven film crews and my fellow actors, without whom none of it happens. God bless you all. Stay safe. Have fun. Make good choices and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!"

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In the 2018 EW cover story, Curtis assured moviegoers that the film would satisfy fans of the series by picking up on Laurie (who now has a daughter, played by Judy Greer, and a granddaughter, played by Andi Matichak) in gritty fashion — and that subsequent editions would explore the town of Haddonfield's lingering trauma from Myers' onslaught.

“She was really unhinged from the whole experience,” Curtis said of the character's 1978 ordeal. “The woman we meet 40 years later is really a walking example of PTSD."

Across 13 films to date — several of which Curtis did not appear in, including filmmaker Rob Zombie's attempted reboot sequels released in 2007 and 2009 — the Halloween series has grossed nearly $900 million globally, with each film carrying a minor budget.

See Curtis' Halloween tribute in the social media post above.