Alice Elisabeth Kotalawala (née Attygalle), CBE was a Ceylonese businesswoman and philanthropist. She was the mother of Sir John Kotelawala, third Prime Minister of Ceylon. Born to Mudaliyar Don Charles Gemoris Attygalle, a wealthy land and mine owner and his wife Petronella Abeykoon, daughter of Fonseka Abeykoon. She was the eldest of four siblings. Her sister Lena, married Colonel T. G. Jayewardene, their son Major T. F. Jayewardene was a member of parliament and Colonel Jayewardene's nephew J. R. Jayewardene, became the President of Sri Lanka. Her youngest sister, Ellen married F. R. Senanayake, a barrister and member of the Colombo Municipal Council, he initiated the Sri Lankan independence movement with his brother D. S. Senanayake, who became the first Prime Minister of Ceylon. Her o