Philip Seymour Hoffman, who fiercely protected his private life, was mourned behind closed doors last Friday 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.

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 CK, 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.

— Daily Mail