Jennie Jacques

Jennie Jacques is an English actress who developed myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome after contacting Epstein-Barr virus in 2019. Jacques is best known for playing the role of Judith in the TV series Vikings.

ME/CFS
Jennie Jacques was an amateur fitness competitor and an accomplished actress whe she caught Epstein-Barr virus in 2019, which lead to her developing ME/CFS.

Charity work
Jacques, whose sister has epilepsy, has a long history of fundraising and advocacy for epilepsy charities. https://www.youngepilepsy.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/celebrity-ambassadors-and-supporters/jennie-jacques-actress.html https://epilepsysociety.org.uk/about-epilepsy/personalstories/viking-actress-jennie-jacques-epilepsyIn 2020, she became an ambassador for the Open Medicine Foundation and Action for ME.

Talks and interviews

 * 2021, Interview with OMF Ambassador and person with ME/CFS, Jennie Jacques - Open Medicine Foundation
 * 2021, [Jennie Jacques on living with ME: 'I am a shadow of my former self physically'] - The Times

Online presence

 * [Twitter
 * Facebook
 * Instagram
 * LinkedIn
 * Website
 * BakeforMECFS / Blog
 * YouTube

Learn more

 * Jennie Jacques - Open Medicine Foundation
 * imdb