Jamie Lee Curtis choked up with tears as she bid farewell to the character she has played for more than 40 years in the Halloween film franchise.
Curtis, 63, became overwhelmed with emotion as she addressed the audience at the Halloween Ends premiere in Los Angeles.
The film will see her Laurie Strode character battle her long-time nemesis, Michael Myers (Nick Castle and James Jude Courtney), for the final time as she leaves the franchise after its 13th film.
The actress was invited to address the audience at the LA premiere after Hollywood stars Toni Collette, Naomi Watts, Katie Cassidy and Abigail Breslin paid tribute to Curtis' career.
After the tribute, the words "thank you Jamie" appeared on the screen at Hollywood Legion Theater as Curtis walked to the front in an off-the-shoulder, sparkling-red gown and took the microphone.
Receiving a standing ovation, she told the crowd what the film meant to her and credited director David Gordon Green for bringing her back to the franchise.
"I am grateful beyond words, I can't actually believe I'm standing here," Curtis said in a video posted to Twitter.
She then took a moment as the emotion kicked in before saying, "I can't believe my legacy."
"My legacy, except for my children, will be that I never gave up, and I think that's the most important message all of us can share in every aspect of our lives, always, forever," Curtis said.
"Never give up, never give up, never give up."
Curtis reprised her role as Laurie after first playing the character in 1978 in the original Halloween, which spawned several sequels and then was revived in 2018.
Halloween Ends is the final film in the trilogy from the 2018 revival and will be released a year after its predecessor, Halloween Kills.
"Only one of them will survive," reads the Halloween Ends tagline and teases fans they will see "a final confrontation unlike any captured onscreen before."
Halloween Ends premieres Friday in theaters and on streaming service Peacock.
The story occurs four years after the events of Halloween Kills and follows Laurie, who is living with her granddaughter Allyson as she finishes writing her memoir.
Laurie is trying free herself from the shackles of Myers' torment and who hasn't been seen since the events of Halloween Kills.
But as Laurie tries to embrace life, a young man by the name of Corey Cunningham is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting.
"It ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can't control, once and for all," reads the film's synopsis.
A number of actors are returning including Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards, 53.
She is coming back as Lindsey Wallace after first appearing in the 1978 Halloween film and was one of the kids that Laurie babysat.
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