Editing Mandy Moore (section)

===2001–2002: ''Mandy Moore'' and early acting roles===
In 2001, Moore began working on her second studio album, which was said to move away from the [[bubblegum pop]] sound and image she became known for. Moore said during an interview with ''Billboard'' magazine that "All of the music has started to look and sound the same" and that she chose to move in a different musical direction.<ref name="billboard1">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77070/mandy-moores-cry-heralds-soundtrack |title=Mandy Moore's 'Cry' Heralds Soundtrack |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=January 16, 2002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113510/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77070/mandy-moores-cry-heralds-soundtrack |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> Moore said that she wanted to feature more live instruments when performing, saying she wanted "no more dancers, no more singing to tracks. I got tired of that in a big way".<ref name="billboard1"/>

The album's lead single, "[[In My Pocket]]", was released on May 29, 2001.<ref name=AllMusicInmypocketrelease>{{cite web|title=Mandy Moore - In My Pocket |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-my-pocket-mw0000005767/credits |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=December 13, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018152051/http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-my-pocket-mw0000005767/credits |archive-date=October 18, 2015 }}</ref> ''Entertainment Weekly'' said the single had "pumping, [[Indian Music|Indian]]-influenced [[Euro disco|Eurodisco]]".<ref name=EWInmypocketreview>{{cite magazine|last=Diehl |first=Matt |title="In My Pocket" - Mandy Moore |url= https://ew.com/article/2001/05/14/my-pocket/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=October 30, 2019|date=May 14, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213082915/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C109541%2C00.html |archive-date=December 13, 2014 }}</ref> It failed to chart on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in the U.S., but peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] chart,<ref name=BillboardInmypocketbubble>{{cite magazine|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles - In My Pocket |url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3042174&cdi=7737425&cid=07/14/2001 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929162734/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling%2BUnder%2BHot%2B100%2BSingles&ci=3042174&cdi=7737425&cid=07%2F14%2F2001 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and it reached number 21 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Songs chart.<ref name=Billboardpoptop20 /> The song became her third Top 20 hit in Australia, where it peaked at number 11 on the [[ARIA Charts]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Australian Charts |publisher=Hung Medien |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mandy+Moore&titel=In+My+Pocket&cat=s |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225041150/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mandy+Moore&titel=In+My+Pocket&cat=s |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 25, 2007 |title=MANDY MOORE - IN MY POCKET (SONG) |access-date=December 7, 2012 }}</ref>

Moore's self-titled second studio album, ''[[Mandy Moore (album)|Mandy Moore]]'', was released on June 19, 2001.<ref name=AllMusicmandyreleasedate>{{cite web|title=Mandy Moore - Mandy Moore |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mandy-moore-mw0000588121 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=December 7, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228004235/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mandy-moore-mw0000588121 |archive-date=December 28, 2014 }}</ref> The album had uptempo [[Dance music|dance]] and [[Pop music|pop]] songs and influences from [[Middle Eastern music]].<ref name=RollingStoneEasternsound>{{cite magazine|last1=Walters |first1=Barry |title=Mandy Moore - Mandy Moore |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/mandy-moore-20010724 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=July 24, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428170024/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/mandy-moore-20010724 |archive-date=April 28, 2016 }}</ref><ref name=Slantmagmandyreview>{{cite web|last1=Cinquemani |first1=Sal |title=ALBUM REVIEW Mandy Moore - Mandy Moore |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/mandy-moore-mandy-moore |website=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=June 18, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026051701/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/mandy-moore-mandy-moore |archive-date=October 26, 2014 }}</ref> The album received mixed to average reviews from critics.<ref name="meta">{{cite web|title=Mandy Moore - Mandy Moore |website=[[Metacritic]] |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/mooremandy/mandymoore |access-date=March 31, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051130124724/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/mooremandy/mandymoore |archive-date=November 30, 2005 }}</ref> Allmusic called the album a "lush, layered production".<ref name=AllMusicmandyreleasedate />  The album debuted and peaked at number 35 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart,<ref name=Billboard200charthistory /><ref name=BillboardMandydebut200>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Jul 7, 2001 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=July 7, 2001 |volume=113 |issue=27 |page=74 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IxQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA74 |access-date=December 14, 2014 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |issn=0006-2510 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609190205/https://books.google.com/books?id=IxQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA74 |archive-date=June 9, 2015 }}</ref> and received a Gold certification from the RIAA.<ref name="Billboard Sep 1, 2001">{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Sep 1, 2001 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=September 1, 2001 |volume=113 |issue=35 |page=78 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8xEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA78 |access-date=November 23, 2014 |issn=0006-2510 |last1=Nielsen Business Media |first1=Inc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215082641/https://books.google.com/books?id=8xEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA78&lpg=PA78 |archive-date=February 15, 2017 }}</ref> The album has sold an estimated 1.5&nbsp;million copies worldwide. The album reached number 37 on the ARIA charts in Australia,<ref name=ARIAMandyMoorepeak>{{cite web|title=MANDY MOORE - MANDY MOORE (ALBUM) |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mandy+Moore&titel=Mandy+Moore&cat=a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004200845/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mandy+Moore&titel=Mandy+Moore&cat=a |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 4, 2012 |website=Australian Charts |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=December 15, 2014 }}</ref> her highest peak in the country to date. The album's second single, "[[Crush (Mandy Moore song)|Crush]]", was released on August 28, 2001; it peaked at number 35 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Songs chart,<ref name=Billboardpoptop20 /> and it climbed to number 25 on the ARIA Charts.<ref name=ARIACrushPeak>{{cite web|title=MANDY MOORE - CRUSH (SONG) |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mandy+Moore&titel=Crush&cat=s |website=Australian Charts |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=December 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203041328/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mandy%20Moore&titel=Crush&cat=s |archive-date=February 3, 2015 }}</ref>

Moore made her feature film debut in 2001, where she voiced a Girl Bear Cub in the comedy ''[[Dr. Dolittle 2]]'', which starred [[Eddie Murphy]].{{Citation needed |date=May 2021}} Later that year, Moore co-starred with [[Anne Hathaway]] in the comedy ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]'', based on [[Meg Cabot]]'s novel ''[[The Princess Diaries]]'', and was released on August 3, 2001.{{Citation needed |date=May 2021}} She played Lana Thomas, the rival of Mia Thermopolis (Hathaway). On her role, Moore told ''[[InStyle]]'' Magazine, "I'm the crude popular girl who gets ice cream in her face."<ref name=Peoplebio1 /> The film received mixed reviews. [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported that 47% of 113 sampled critics gave the film positive reviews and that it got a rating average of 5.2 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Princess Diaries (2001) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/princess_diaries/ |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=August 3, 2001 |publisher=[[Flixster]] |access-date=December 7, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113144135/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/princess_diaries/ |archive-date=November 13, 2014 }}</ref> In the film, Moore performed a cover of [[Connie Francis]]'s 1958 song "[[Stupid Cupid]]" while at a beach party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/mandy-moore/videos/328753/title/mandy-moore-singing-stupid-cupid-princess-diaries |title=Mandy Moore singing 'Stupid Cupid' in Princess Diaries – Mandy Moore video |publisher=Fanpop |date=February 13, 2009 |access-date=December 7, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328194041/http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/mandy-moore/videos/328753/title/mandy-moore-singing-stupid-cupid-princess-diaries |archive-date=March 28, 2014 }}</ref>

In 2002, Moore made her starring debut with [[Shane West]] and [[Peter Coyote]] in the romantic drama ''[[A Walk to Remember]]'', based on [[Nicholas Sparks]]'s novel [[A Walk to Remember (novel)|''A Walk to Remember'']]. She played Jamie Sullivan, the unpopular daughter of Reverend Sullivan (Coyote). The film opened at #3 at the U.S. box office raking in $12,177,488 in its opening weekend. The film received generally negative reviews. [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' praised Moore and West's "quietly convincing" performances. It was a modest box office hit, earning $41,281,092 in the U.S.,<ref>{{cite news| title=A Walk to Remember.| url=http://www.hollywood.com/movie/A_Walk_to_Remember/420885| work=[[Hollywood.com]]| access-date=July 12, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070705021317/http://www.hollywood.com/movie/A_Walk_to_Remember/420885| archive-date= July 5, 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref> and was a [[sleeper hit]] in Asia. The total revenue generated worldwide was $47,494,916. Moore received a number of nominations and awards for her performance in the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandy Moore Recalls 2002 'A Walk to Remember' MTV Movie Award as 'This Is Us' Gets 3 Nominations|url=https://www.etonline.com/awards/214683_mandy_moore_shares_a_walk_to_remember_award_sweet_tbt|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Entertainment Tonight|date=April 6, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> Commenting on the film in 2010, she said: "It was my first movie and I know people say it may be cliché and it's a tearjerker or it's cheesy, but for me, it's the thing I'm most proud of."<ref>{{cite news|author=Kaufman, Amy |title=Nicholas Sparks is a master of romance |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-04-la-et-sparks4-2010feb04-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |date=February 4, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112033602/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/04/entertainment/la-et-sparks4-2010feb04 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 }}</ref> Moore's self-titled album's third and final single, "[[Cry (Mandy Moore song)|Cry]]", was released on November 4, 2001, to help promote the film.