A final farewell to Philip Seymour Hoffman: Tragic actor's devastated family and friends say goodbye at New York funeral

The casket of Philip Seymour Hoffman leaves the Church of St Ignatius in Manhattan on Friday as family and friends mourned the loss of the talented actor

Private funeral for the actor held on Friday for 400 people at the Church of St Ignatius Loyola on Manhattan's Upper East Side

The actor leaves his longtime partner Mimi O'Donnell and this three children Cooper, 10, Tallulah, 7 and Willa, 5

Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Joaquin Phoenix, Ethan Hawke, Diane Keaton, Amy Adams and Cate Blanchett among the stars in attendance

Philip Seymour Hoffman, who fiercely protected his private life, was mourned behind closed doors today in an emotional farewell from his close-knit family and loyal Hollywood friends.

A private funeral for the Oscar-winning actor was held for 400 people at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, on a bright but bitterly cold day in Manhattan.

The actor's partner of 15 years Mimi O'Donnell looked devastated as she pulled her three children Cooper, 10, Tallulah, 7 and Willa, 5, close while they watched Hoffman's casket being carried in the church around midday.

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The devastated family of Philip Seymour Hoffman including his longtime partner Mimi O'Donnell and three children Cooper (right), Tallulah (center) and Willa (left) leave the funeral Mass on Friday at St Ignatius Church, Manhattan

A grief-stricken Ms O'Donnell held her daughter Willa, five, and comforted her son, ten-year-old Cooper as they bid a sad goodbye to their dad

Mimi O'Donnell pulls her youngest daughter close as she looks on during the arrival of the casket at St Ignatius

Hoffman's mother Marilyn O'Connor arrives for her son's funeral. The actor was extremely close to his mother to whom he dedicated his 2005 Oscar for Capote

Philip Seymour Hoffman, pictured in January, died of a suspected heroin overdose at the age of 46 at his home in the West Village on Sunday

Hundreds of mourners came to say goodbye at the Upper East Side church including Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Joaquin Phoenix, Ethan Hawke, Michelle Williams, Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Spike Lee, Louis C.K., Mary Louise Parker, Laura Linney, John Slattery, Jerry Stiller, Marisa Tomei, Ellen Burstyn, Ashley Olsen, Diane Sawyer and her director husband, Mike Nichols.
Hoffman, 46, was found dead on Sunday of an apparent heroin overdose in his West Village apartment. He had been open about a past that included drug addiction and rehab.

Meryl Streep looks deeply emotional as she gives another mourner a tight hug while Diane Sawyer can be seen in the background

Cate Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton wept as they left the church on Friday following the funeral of their close friend Philip Seymour Hoffman

Actress Cate Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton look distraught as they leave the funeral of their close friend

Funeral held for Philip Seymour Hoffman

Among those attending the funeral were Hoffman's close friend and former co-star, Cate Blanchett who shielded her eyes with sunglasses as she walked into the church with husband, director Andrew Upton.

The Australian couple wept as they left the funeral and held onto each other for support.
Michelle Williams, who lost her partner Heath Ledger six years ago to a drug overdose, left the funeral holding the arm of friend and former co-star Jake Gyllenhaal.
Laura Linney was also seen entering the church on Friday, her first public appearance since giving birth to her son.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Williams appear deep in conversation following the funeral

Michelle Williams is comforted by Jake Gyllenhaal as they leave the church following the funeral service on Friday

Ethan Hawke and his wife Ryan looked downcast as they left service at the same time as Michelle Williams and Jake Gyllenhall (pictured to the rear)

Ashley Olsen leaves the funeral service shielding her eyes with sunglasses

Actor Bobby Cannavale (left) and director Spike Lee, who worked with Hoffman during his illustrious career, looked somber leaving the church

Justin Theroux looked grief-stricken as he left the funeral service (left) as Marisa Tomei covered her eyes with dark glasses

Justin Theroux (center left) and Justin Long (center right) embraced tightly after they left the funeral of fellow actor Philip Seymour Hoffman

A tearful Justin Long and actress Leslie Bibb leave the ceremony for Philip Seymour Hoffman following his death last Sunday

John Slattery (right) hugs a fellow mourner as they leave the funeral mass on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Friday afternoon

Jaoquin Phoenix, who starred with Hoffman in The Master, looked solemn as he left the funeral with his teenage DJ girlfriend Allie Teilz

Actress Ellen Burstyn (left) and comedian Louis C.K. leave the funeral amid a crowd of mourners in the bright February sunshine

Actor and close friend of Hoffman, Eric Bogosian (left) attends the private church ceremony today. Chris Rock was also seen leaving the church following a clearly emotional service for the late actor

Billy Crudup, who starred with Hoffman in Almost Famous, leaves the Upper East Side ceremony on Friday

Most of those who attended the funeral had personal ties to Hoffman. He and Blanchett co-starred in The Talented Mr. Ripley and Hoffman starred in Spike Lee's The 25th Hour.
Jaoquin Phoenix shared the screen with Hoffman in The Master - as did Amy Adams.
Adams also appeared in the movie Doubt with Hoffman and Meryl Streep.
Burstyn and Hoffman were in Red Dragon and Hawke co-starred with Hoffman in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.
Slattery directed Hoffman in his new film God's Pocket, and Nichols directed Hoffman on Broadway in Death of a Salesman. Julianne Moore was his co-star in the next installment of the Hunger Games triology. Laura Linney co-starred with Hoffman in The Savages.
Before the funeral, Hoffman's close friend, the writer David Bar Katz, looked distraught and tearful as he arrived with his family, getting a tight embrace from a friend on the steps of the church.
Director Spike Lee arrived early and was seen waiting outside in the cold, deep in thought.

Mimi O'Donnell puts a protective arm around her son as they arrive for the funeral on Friday

The bereaved mother-of-three clutches her youngest daughter to her as they watch the funeral procession alongside her son and other family and friends

Oscar winner Meryl Streep , who co-starred with Hoffman in Doubt, looked distraught as she arrived for the funeral on Friday

Cate Blanchett walks to the church for the funeral service for actor Philip Seymour Hoffman with her husband Australian screenwriter and director Andrew Upton

Julianne Moore who starred in several movies with Philip Seymour Hoffman, arrives at the church on the Upper East Side on Friday

Laura Linney, right, and husband Marc Schauer arrive for the funeral of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman

Michelle Williams, who lost partner Heath Ledger to a drug overdose six years ago, clutched a friend's arm as she made her way into the private funeral

Actor Joaquin Phoenix arrives at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola with his girlfriend for the private funeral of Hoffman

Ashley Olsen looked somber as she walked into the funeral service for actor Philip Seymour Hoffman

A distraught Amy Adams and her fiancé Darren Le Gallo arrive at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola. She had worked multiple times with Hoffman in movies Doubt, The Master and Charlie Wilson¿s War

Film stars arrive for Hoffman's funeral

A larger memorial service is being planned for later this month. On Thursday evening, family and close friends gathered for a private wake at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home in Manhattan.
Among the mourners at the wake were many of the same friends who were at Friday's funeral - Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Joaquin Phoenix, Michelle Williams and Diane Sawyer.
Hoffman was nominated for Academy Awards four times and won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in Capote. He also was nominated three times for a Tony Award.
Broadway honored him on Wednesday night by dimming its lights for a minute, a memorial common for renowned stage actors. Thespians also gathered that night for a vigil.

Diane Keaton was wrapped up against the cold as she arrived for the funeral mass of Hoffman in New York City on Friday

Writer David Bar Katz looked distraught as he received a hug outside the Church of St Ignatius Loyola for the private funeral of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman on Friday

Ethan Hawke attends the funeral with wife Ryan (pictured left) along with another of Hoffman's longtime friends, actor Justin Theroux

Amy Adams and Mad Men star John Slattery leave the funeral of Philip Seymour Hoffman among the dozens of members of the acting community who were invited to the private funeral

Director Paul Thomas Anderson (left) and actress Maya Rudolph attend the funeral service

Director Mike Nichols, left, and his wife news anchor Diane Sawyer leave the funeral of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman following an emotional goodbye from 400 family and close friends

Anna Paquin arrives at the church on Friday to mourn the loss of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. She starred with Hoffman in Almost Famous and 25th Hour

Actors Justin Long (left), Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell (right) arrive to pay their respects to Hoffman

Actress Rosie Perez leaves Philip Seymour Hoffman's funeral in tears

Brian Dennehy looked drained as he left the Funeral Mass. The actor had starred with Hoffman in the play Long Day¿s Journey Into Night

'We come together tonight in a spirit of terrible mourning and incredible loss,' the Rev. Jim Martin, a Jesuit priest and LAByrinth member, told the crowd of about 200 people who stood in a chilly drizzle. 'But we also come together to celebrate a remarkable life.'
'Courage was his forte, always,' said playwright and actor Eric Bogosian, a longtime LAByrinth collaborator. 'Phil set his bar on the highest rung, on a rung above the highest rung.
'He pushed himself relentlessly until finally his efforts virtually redefined the very endeavor we call acting. That's what he wanted. He wanted to rock the world.'

Mary-Louise Parker attends the funeral service for actor Philip Seymour Hoffman whom she starred with in Hannibal Lector thriller Red Dragon in 2002

Actress Marisa Tomei was somber as she walked into the church ceremony on Friday for Philip Seymour Hoffman's funeral. She starred with the late actor in the Ides of March

Actress Vanessa Redgrave attended the funeral of Hoffman to say goodbye to a fellow New York thespian

John C. Reilly attended the funeral of Hoffman on Friday, one of dozens of the acting community who came out to say goodbye to a friend

Hoffman, who was discovered on the floor of his bathroom on Sunday by his friend David Bar Katz, had been battling a relapse into drug and alcohol addiction for the best part of a year after being sober for more than two decades.
The star of The Hunger Games and Capote reportedly fell off the wagon during the wrap party for his 2012 movie, The Master and entered rehab in May of last year.
Hoffman, 46, who was widely respected as one of the best actors of his generation, was found with around 70 bags of heroin inside his apartment on Sunday after Ms O'Donnell phoned his friend Katz to check on him after he failed to collect their children at 9am.

Actors Ellen Burstyn and Louis CK arrived together for the funeral of Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Along with his Hollywood credits, Hoffman was well-known on the New York theater scene

Director Joel Coen (pictured left) and actor Josh Charles (right) came to the church to pay their respects to Hoffman on Friday

The funeral procession of Philip Seymour Hoffman enters the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in Manhattan on Friday for private ceremony in front of 400 family and close friends

Philip Seymour Hoffman's longtime partner Mimi O'Donnell and her three children look on his casket arrives at the funeral service at St Ignatius Of Loyola in New York City today

The casket of Philip Seymour Hoffman in carried into the funeral mass on Friday as hundreds of mourners attended the private ceremony

Spike Lee waits outside prior to the funeral service for actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in Manhattan

Brian Dennehy attends the funeral service for actor Philip Seymour Hoffman at St. Ignatius Of Loyola

More tests are needed to determine what exactly killed Hoffman, who was found with a syringe in his arm and what authorities said were dozens of packets of heroin in his apartment. 
Autopsy results were inconclusive, authorities said this week.
Amid an investigation into Hoffman's death, three people have been arraigned on drug charges, including one who is facing a felony charge of heroin possession with intent to sell.
Lawyers for the three people charged vigorously denied their clients had any role in Hoffman's death.
The Church of St. Ignatius Loyola also hosted the funerals of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Lena Horne and Aaliyah.

A hearse from the Frank E. Campbell funeral home waits outside St Ignatius on the Upper East on Friday as the funeral of Philip Seymour Hoffman goes on inside

Family and friends of Philip Seymour Hoffman make their way to the funeral on a bitterly cold day in New York City

In mourning: Family and friends of Philip Seymour Hoffman leave Mimi O'Donnell's West Village home to attend his private funeral

The world's media gathered on the Upper East Side of Manhattan as family and friends from the acting community gathered to say goodbye to one of Hollywood's most talented artists

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