New York ( CNN ) -- Philip Seymour Hoffman was mourned in New York on Friday with a star-studded private funeral attended by family and close friends . In the late morning , friends of one of the greatest actors of his generation began streaming through the bronze doors of the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola on Park Avenue , the 116-year-old landmark that hosted the funerals of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lena Horne . A black hearse pulled up to the church shortly after noon Friday as a couple of dozen fans and mourners gathered nearby to pay their respects . Six pallbearers carried Hoffman 's coffin into the church 's Baroque-style interior , where friends such as Cate Blanchett , Meryl Streep , Louis C.K. , ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer and director husband Mike Nichols , Joaquin Phoenix , Amy Adams , Brian Dennehy , Michelle Williams and others awaited . Nichols directed Hoffman in his acclaimed portrayal of Willy Loman in `` Death of a Salesman '' on Broadway . Hoffman and Blanchett co-starred in `` The Talented Mr . Ripley . '' Phoenix appeared with him in `` The Master . '' Hoffman 's longtime partner , Mimi O'Donnell , held their young daughter atop the church 's marble stairs as traffic was momentarily halted on Park Avenue and quiet enveloped the normally bustling thoroughfare . At about 1:30 p.m. , pallbearers in black suits emerged from the church with Hoffman 's coffin , carrying it to a hearse as O'Donnell and the couple 's children stood at the top of the stairs . Hoffman 's mother , Marilyn O'Connor , stood behind O'Donnell . The Oscar-winning actor was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Sunday of an apparent drug overdose , law enforcement sources said . Hoffman , 46 , was found on the bathroom floor of his apartment , a needle in his arm . He was pronounced dead at the scene . Investigators discovered close to 50 envelopes of what they believed was heroin in the apartment , law enforcement sources said . They also found used syringes , prescription drugs and empty plastic bags of a type commonly used to hold drugs , the sources said . On Tuesday , police arrested four people in connection with the drugs found in Hoffman 's apartment and recovered 350 small plastic bags of what is believed to be heroin . The district attorney 's office declined to prosecute one suspect . Two others were released pending court appearances . A fourth suspect , Robert Vineberg , charged with a felony count of criminal possession of a controlled substance , pleaded not guilty . He is due to appear in court February 14 . A spokeswoman for the New York medical examiner 's office said Wednesday a determination of the cause and manner of Hoffman 's death is pending further study , including toxicology reports . A larger memorial service is being planned for later this month . On Thursday night , family and close friends attended a private wake at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home . The night before , Broadway honored Hoffman by dimming its marquee lights for a minute and fellow actors held a vigil . Hoffman , who was nominated for Academy Awards four times , won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in `` Capote . '' He earned Academy Award nominations for roles in `` Charlie Wilson 's War , '' `` Doubt , '' and `` The Master . ''
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman mourned privately by family and friends . Funeral attended by Hoffman , Cate Blanchett , Diane Sawyer , Hoffman , others . Hoffman , Sunday , died 46 of an apparent heroin overdose .